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groundhog

noun
/ˈɡɹaʊndhɒɡ/UK/ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/US

Etymology

From ground + hog.

  1. derived from *suH-✻
  2. derived from *sukkos✻
  3. derived from *kewh₂-✻ — “to beat, hew, forge”
  4. derived from *hawwaną✻ — “to hew, forge”
  5. derived from hǫggva — “to strike, chop, cut”
  6. inherited from hogg
  7. inherited from hog
  8. compounded as groundhog — “ground + hog”

Definitions

  1. A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.

    • In 1909, local newspapers reported that the governor of Pennsylvania attended the group’s annual feast and 400 groundhogs were served to 400 guests.

  2. The aardvark.

  3. Synonym of groundlubber

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA