Any of various stocky, coarse - furred, burrowing rodents of the genus Marmota, having short legs and ears and short bushy tails and found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

• 土拨鼠任一种土拨鼠属的粗胖的、皮毛粗糙的穴居啮齿动物，生有短腿短耳，尾短而多毛，广泛分布于北半球