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The large tribe, of the marmots, which includes the three large genuses of Arctomys, Cynomys, and Spermophilus, is still more sociable and still more intelligent.
Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin 1881
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Arctomys bobac (_Bobac, or Poland Marmot_) 303 311.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Mr. Blanford, who writes of this as _Arctomys caudatus_ of
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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It was not till long after that I learned with surprise that he is a rodent mammal, of the species Arctomys monax, is called at the
Being a Boy Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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It was not till long after that I learned with surprise that he is a rodent mammal, of the species Arctomys monax, is called at the West a ground-hog, and is eaten by people of color with great relish.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Take, for example, such a phrase as ` _Arctomys spermophilus Rickardsonii_, 'which, although nearly
The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850
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North-American marmot (_Arctomys Ludoviciana) _, better known by the name of "prairie dog;" only that the subterranean dwellings of the _biscacha_ are larger, from the needs of a bigger-bodied animal.
Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Mayne Reid 1850
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States, for the animal there sometimes called a badger is the ground-hog, or Maryland marmot (_Arctomys monax_).
The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850
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We observed here several species of small marmots, (Arctomys) which burrowed in the sand, and were constantly skipping about the ground in front of our party.
Townsend Chapter 4 1839
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The prairie dog (prairie marmot, Arctomys Ludovicianus, Ord), resembles the hamster of Europe, and belongs to the same genus.
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