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It's the same difference between mountain lion and cougar. It's just a localized name.
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And there is no relation between lions and cougars. Starfish aren't fish, seahorses are not mammals, whalesharks aren't whales, what is the etymology of entymology? They are words that are used to describe something. (by the way, I love your question! I love pondering things like this)
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Woodchucks are groundhogs. The 'wood' in woodchuck has nothing to do with wood. It's from the algonquin name for the critter, 'wuchak'.
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This is why the saying goes "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck IF a woodchuck could chuck wood." As Galeanda said, the etymology of the name woodchuck is unrelated to wood. It stems from an Algonquian name for the animal (possibly Narragansett).
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Because not too much rhymes with groundhogs....
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Well, then, how much ground would a groundhog hog if a groundhog could hog ground?
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