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Quebec marmot Obs.

• a large burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, common in eastern and central Canada.

  See also: groundhog (def. 1)  

  • 1754  (1787)  The Wenusk, or Quebec Marmot, feeds on coarse grass.
  • 1849  List of Animals . . . in New Brunswick . . . Arctomys Empetra Wood chuck, Quebec Marmot.