Mār'mot, n.

noun

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. marmotte, Sp. & Pg. marmota, It. marmotta, marmotto, marmontana, from Lat. mus montanus, i. e., mountain-mouse or mountain-rat.] (Zoöl.) A rodent, of the genus Arctomys (A. Alpinus), of Europe. It is about the size of the rabbit, and inhabits the higher region of the Alps and Pyrenees. The name is also given to other species of the genus. The American marmot is the woodchuck.

Yellow-bellied Marmot (Arctomys marmotta).

A marmot crouches on the ground beneath a leafy branch. — Yellow-bellied Marmot (*Arctomys marmotta*).