Definition of Marmat
Mar"mot (?), n. [It. marmotta,
marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus
montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and
Mouse.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any rodent
of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A.
marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher
regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European
species. The common American species (A. monax) is the
woodchuck.
2. Any one of several species of ground
squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the
prairie dog.
Marmot squirrel (Zoöl.), a
ground squirrel or spermophile. -- Prairie
marmot. See Prairie dog.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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