Ground-hog
1Ground hog — Hog Hog (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc h, hoc h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera… …
2Ground hog — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
3ground|hog — ground hog or ground|hog «GROWND HOG, HG», noun. 1. = woodchuck. (Cf. ↑woodchuck) 2. = sandhog. (Cf. ↑sandhog) …
4ground hog — or ground|hog «GROWND HOG, HG», noun. 1. = woodchuck. (Cf. ↑woodchuck) 2. = sandhog. (Cf. ↑sandhog) …
5ground hog — groundhog ground hog , ground hog ground hog (ground h[o^]g ), n. A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot ({Marmota monax}), also called the {woodchuck}. It hibernates in the winter. Syn: woodchuck, {Marmota monax}. [WordNet 1.5] …
6ground hog — Woodchuck Wood chuck , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A common large North American marmot ({Arctomys monax}). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also… …
7ground hog — miškinis švilpikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Marmota monax angl. ground hog; groundhog; woodchuck vok. Wald Murmeltier rus. лесной сурок pranc. marmotte commune; monax ryšiai: platesnis terminas …
8ground-hog day — «GROWND HOG, HG», February 2, the day when the woodchuck (ground hog) is believed to come out of his hole. If the sun is shining and he sees his shadow, the ground hog goes back in his hole and winter continues for six more weeks …
9ground-hog — n. Woodchuck, American marmot (Arctomys monax) …
10ground·hog — /ˈgraʊndˌhɑːg/ noun, pl hogs [count] : ↑woodchuck …
