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 | ||