woodchuck

noun

wood·chuck ˈwu̇d-ˌchək

: a grizzled thickset marmot (Marmota monax) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S.

called also groundhog

Examples of woodchuck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bobcat slowly circled the woodchuck with the woodchuck pivoting in the middle of the circle to keep facing the bobcat. —

BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2022 The garden is also a refuge for urban wildlife, housing foxes, woodchucks, opossums, bats and hens. —

Hailey Closson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2023 Users could download the skill for $0.99 to ask Jackson important questions, like what his favorite movie line is or how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. —

Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 31 May 2023 Finding all the woodchuck entrances and exits to their burrows is no easy task. —

BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023 Woodchuck tick: Also known as the groundhog tick, it is often found on pets near dens of skunks and woodchucks throughout the state. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023 So are groundhogs and woodchucks. —

John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023 After mating, pairs move in together to raise kits, usually by expanding a burrow abandoned by a woodchuck or skunk. —

Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2023 The first type, often called lineage 1 Powassan virus is associated with Ixodes cookei or the woodchuck tick. —

Alexandria Hein, Fox News, 30 June 2021 See More

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