What is a marmot?

What is a marmot? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
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Named for the mantle of white fur on its shoulders and back, the hoary marmot lives throughout the western mountains of North America.
They were looked upon as having sired every other god and man until the belief was belied by a marmot.
The Whistler area derives its name from the whistling sound that the hoary marmot makes.
Ravens croak replies to the squeaks and cries of marmot and pika.
Hoary marmot and pika are commonly seen and heard in the summer on rocky slopes along the trails to Eva, Miller, and Upper Jade lakes.
The hoary marmot is found in Alaska south to Washington, northern Oregon and most of Montana and parts of Idaho.

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