Definition of "rockchuck" []

• Heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "(Also called a "rockchuck", if it happens to be found on a rock, like this one.)"
• "The rockchuck, or yellow-bellied marmot, found from California, Texas, and New Mexico to British Columbia and southwestern Alberta, is another close woodchuck relative."
• "We stopped once to watch a big fat rockchuck grubbing around a bunch of wineberry bushes."