groundhog | (noun) reddish brown North American marmot | Synonyms: Marmota monax, woodchuck |
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hedgehog | (noun) small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines | Synonyms: Erinaceus europaeus, Erinaceus europeaeus |
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(noun) relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur | Synonyms: porcupine |
hog | (noun) domestic swine | Synonyms: grunter, pig, squealer, Sus scrofa |
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(noun) a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared | Synonyms: hogg, hogget |
(noun) a person regarded as greedy and pig-like | Synonyms: pig |
(verb) take greedily; take more than one's share | - |
mummichog | (noun) silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: Fundulus heteroclitus |
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quahog | (noun) an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians | Synonyms: hard-shell clam, hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, round clam, Venus mercenaria |
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(noun) Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes | Synonyms: hard-shell clam, quahaug, round clam |
roadhog | (noun) a driver who obstructs others | Synonyms: road hog |
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warthog | (noun) African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks | - |
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