DCHP-2
weenusk < Algonk.; cf. Cree wénusk DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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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.
- 1784 (1954) The Comparative of Furrs &c to Beaver The Standard . . . Weenusk [Skins] 2 [as] 1 [beaver].
- 1897 . . . the following list [shows] the catch for onr season in and about Cumberland House: . . . Otter 424, Wolverine 175, Weenisk 1.
- 1933 it was into one of these holes that the weenusk scuttled as I made my exit. . . .
- 1754 (1787) The Wenusk, or Quebec Marmot, feeds on coarse grass.