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prairie dog
Word forms: plural prairie dogs
countable noun
A prairie dog is a type of small furry animal that lives underground in the prairies of North America.
prairie dog in British English
noun
any of several gregarious sciurine rodents of the genus Cynomys, such as C. ludovicianus, that live in large complex burrows in the prairies of North America
Also called: prairie marmotprairie dog in American English
US
any of a genus (Cynomys, family Sciuridae) of small, burrowing rodents of North America, having a barking cry and living in colonies
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