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土拨鼠

tǔ bō shǔ

3-character word Traditional 土撥鼠

What 土拨鼠 means

1. (zoology) marmot (in the US, esp. groundhog or woodchuck)

The characters in 土拨鼠

• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate
• 鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse

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