meaning of marmotta
1. 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.
3. stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
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marmot | marmota | marmota caligata | marmota flaviventris | marmota monax | marmottes |
