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MeSH Heading: Marmota
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.750.460
Unique ID: D008392
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008392
Annotation: do not confuse with MARMOSETS see CALLITHRIX
Scope Note: A genus of Sciuridae consisting of 14 species. They are shortlegged, burrowing rodents which hibernate in winter.
Entry Term(s): Marmots; Woodchucks
Registry Numbers: txid9992; txid9995
Related Numbers: txid9995
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SCIURIDAE 1982-90; was MARMOTS see under RODENTS 1975-81
Online Note: use MARMOTA to search MARMOTS 1975-81
History Note: 91(82); was see under SCIURIDAE 1982-90; was MARMOTS see under RODENTS 1975-81
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Marmota MeSH Descriptor Data 2025