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mountain marmot 
a large marmot, Marmota caligata, of the western mountains.
See also: hoary marmot
- 1858 (1863) Among the blocks of rock the sifleurs or mountain marmots kept whistling in a very loud shrill note answering one another. . . .
- 1932 Its green slopes pasture . . . mountain marmots of the rocks and slides. . . .
- 1962 A fat . . . mountain marmot had taken up his abode beneath the house, and Susan spent much time in stalking him with cameras. . . .
- 1858 (1863) Among the blocks of rock the sifleurs or mountain marmots kept whistling in a very loud shrill note answering one another. . . .