woodchuck
/ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk/
noun
- A small, burrowing rodent with a thick body and short legs, common in North America; also called a groundhog.
- A woodchuck dug a large hole under our garden shed.
- We saw a woodchuck standing on its hind legs near the edge of the woods.
- Farmers sometimes consider the woodchuck a pest because it eats crops.