groundhog

[ground-hog, -hawg] /ˈgraʊndˌhɒg, -hɔg/

noun

Also, ground hog.

Origin

1650-60, Americanism; ground¹ + hog

Examples from the web for groundhog

For fashion people, the first signal of a new season is not the groundhog.
Active groundhog burrows can be easily identified by mounds of fresh dirt located at the burrow entrances.
Den in abandoned groundhog burrows, hollow log or rock crevice.
The animal was originally a badger, not a groundhog.

British Dictionary definitions for groundhog

/ˈɡraʊndˌhɒɡ/

noun

another name for woodchuck

Word Origin and History for groundhog

1784, from ground (n.) + hog (n.). Also known colloquially as a whistlepig, and cf. aardvark. Ground Hog Day first recorded 1871, American English.