Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Sciuridae —marmots .
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Examples
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A typical groundhog, also called a woodchuck or by its scientific name Marmota monax, weighs some 9.5 pounds with a body length reaching about 20 inches, at least those groundhogs living in Pennsylvania.
FOXNews.com 2010
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Rodents such as Marmota baibacina and M. sibirica and lagomorphos such as Ochotona alpina are the predominant small mammals in the Altai Mountains.
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The groundhog (Marmota monax) is on the left, the beaver (Castor canadensis) is on the right.
Archive 2009-08-01 AYDIN 2009
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The groundhog (Marmota monax) is on the left, the beaver (Castor canadensis) is on the right.
A groundhog died in the woods and I found its skull AYDIN 2009
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Increasingly, short winters have meant that yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory now emerge 20 days earlier from their seven - to eight-month hibernation than they did in the late '70s.
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Increasingly, short winters have meant that yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory now emerge 20 days earlier from their seven - to eight-month hibernation than they did in the late '70s.
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However, there are many medium sized mammals including red fox Vulpes fulva, grey fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus, racoon Procyon lotor, opossum Didelphis marsupialis, woodchuck Marmota monax and bobcat Lynx rufus.
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Marmota monax is the scientific name for ground hogs, also known as woodchucks.
It’s Marmota monax Day! DNLee 2009
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So if you see me on Facebook, stop by and wish me a Happy Marmota monax Day!
It’s Marmota monax Day! DNLee 2009
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The most commonly seen mammals include chipmunk Eutamias spp., yellow-bellied marmot Marmota flaviventris, ground squirrel Spermophilus spp., black bear Ursus americanus, coyote Canis latrans and mule deer Odocoileus hemionus.
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