A groundhog is a small North American animal with thick brown fur, short legs, and a blunt face. It is a rodent — a kind of marmot — not a pig, even though hog is in the name. It digs burrows, eats plants, and sleeps through the winter.

A groundhog groundhog土撥鼠 is a small North American animal是一種北美洲的小動物 with thick brown fur, short legs, and a blunt face.有厚厚的棕色毛、短短的腿，還有一張鈍鈍的臉。 It is a rodent牠是嚙齒類動物 — a kind of marmot —──是旱獺的一種── not a pig,不是豬 even though hog is in the name.雖然名字裡有hog這個字。 It digs burrows,牠會挖洞 eats plants,吃植物 and sleeps through the winter.還會冬眠一整個冬天。

People also call it a woodchuck.

People also call it大家也會叫牠 a woodchuck.woodchuck。

In the United States and Canada it is famous for Groundhog Day, 2 February, when a story says the animal “predicts” how long winter will last if it sees its shadow. That is folklore, not science, but the holiday and the film have made the word widely known.

In the United States and Canada在美國和加拿大 it is famous for Groundhog Day, 2 February,牠因為二月二日的Groundhog Day土撥鼠日而出名 when a story says the animal "predicts" how long winter will last傳說那天這隻動物會「預測」冬天還要多久 if it sees its shadow.如果牠看到自己的影子的話。 That is folklore, not science,這是民俗傳說，不是科學 but the holiday and the film have made the word widely known.但這個節日和那部電影讓這個字變得很有名。

You will not meet live groundhogs in Taiwan; the word lives in nature talk, kids’ books, and that one February joke.

You will not meet live groundhogs in Taiwan;在台灣你不會遇到活的土撥鼠； the word lives in nature talk, kids' books,這個字活在自然科普、兒童書裡 and that one February joke.還有那個二月的小笑話裡。