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ground hog

ground hog is the alternative form of groundhog.

Meaning of groundhog

Noun

groundhog (plural groundhogs)

  1. A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
    • In 1909, local newspapers reported that the governor of Pennsylvania attended the group’s annual feast and 400 groundhogs were served to 400 guests.2016 February 1, Lisa Rose, “Punxsutawney Phil: Friend or foe? A Groundhog Day investigation”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2016
  2. (rare) The aardvark.
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of groundlubber
    Synonyms:
    groundlubber

Forms of ground hog

pluralground hogs

Questions about ground hog

What is ground hog the alternative form of?
Ground hog is the alternative form of groundhog.

Words near ground hog in the dictionary

  1. ground glass joint
  2. ground glass joints
  3. ground glasses
  4. ground handling
  5. ground hemlock
  6. ground hog
  7. ground hogs
  8. ground hornbill
  9. ground hornbills
  10. ground ice
  11. ground itch

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