English noun: prairie dog | |||
1. | prairie dog (animal) any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry | ||
Synonyms | prairie marmot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gnawer, rodent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blacktail prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys ludovicianus, whitetail prairie dog | ||
Member meronym | Cynomys, genus Cynomys | ||