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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


Synonymsprairie marmot


Broader (hypernym)gnawer, rodent


Narrower (hyponym)blacktail prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys ludovicianus, whitetail prairie dog


Member meronymCynomys, genus Cynomys









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