whistle-pig
Shadow-fearing February forecaster
Whistle-pig is a colloquial name for the groundhog or woodchuck, used mainly in Appalachian and rural American speech.
The name comes from the animal's high-pitched alarm call: We spotted a whistle-pig sunning itself on the rocks.
North American burrowing marmot
- marmotLarge burrowing ground squirrel
- Punxsutawney PhilCelebrated marmot meteorologist
- Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
shadow · prediction · hibernation · spring · forecast · burrow · folklore · tradition
woodchuck
North American burrowing marmot
- marmotLarge burrowing ground squirrel
- Punxsutawney PhilCelebrated marmot meteorologist
- Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition
February · shadow · prediction · hibernation · spring · forecast · burrow · folklore · tradition · ceremony
marmot
Large burrowing ground squirrel
- woodchuckNorth American burrowing marmot
- squirrelBushy-tailed tree rodent
- chipmunkStriped burrowing rodent
beaver · porcupine · gopher · prairie dog · vole · muskrat · pika · groundhog · rodent · gnaw
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
excavate · dig · underground · chamber · hibernate · shelter · subterranean · warren · nest · earthwork