whistling marmot
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whistling marmot — noun large North American mountain marmot • Syn: ↑hoary marmot, ↑whistler, ↑Marmota caligata • Hypernyms: ↑marmot * * * noun : whistler 1c … Useful english dictionary
marmot — /mahr meuht/, n. 1. any bushy tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck. 2. any of certain related animals, as the prairie dogs. [1600 10; < F marmotte, OF, appar. n. deriv. of marmotter to mutter, murmur (referring to the… … Universalium
hoary marmot — noun large North American mountain marmot • Syn: ↑whistler, ↑whistling marmot, ↑Marmota caligata • Hypernyms: ↑marmot … Useful english dictionary
hoary marmot — noun A small rodent of the species Marmota caligata. Syn: whistler, whistling marmot … Wiktionary
Marmota caligata — noun large North American mountain marmot • Syn: ↑hoary marmot, ↑whistler, ↑whistling marmot • Hypernyms: ↑marmot … Useful english dictionary
List of rodents — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
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List of endangered animal species — This is a list of endangered animal species according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. The list includes endangered species of the kingdom Animalia. NOTOC A* Acheilognathus elongatus * Acipenser Endangered * Acrocephalus… … Wikipedia
whistler — /hwis leuhr, wis /, n. 1. a person or thing that whistles. 2. something that makes a sound like a whistle: The windstorm was a 60 mile an hour whistler. 3. any of various birds whose wings whistle in flight, esp. the goldeneye. 4. thickhead (def … Universalium
whistler — [hwis′lər, wislər] n. 1. a person, animal, or thing that whistles 2. a) any of various birds having a whistling call or making a whistling sound in flight, as the goldeneye ☆ b) HOARY MARMOT c) a horse affected with WHISTLING (sense 2) … English World dictionary
