- Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European
marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the
higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European
species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck. - Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers
of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
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