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单词 prairie dog
释义

prairie dog

noun

: any of a genus (Cynomys) of gregarious burrowing rodents of the squirrel family chiefly of central and western U.S. plains
especially : a black-tailed rodent (C. ludovicianus) that usually lives in extensive colonial burrows

Illustration of prairie dog

Illustration of prairie dog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But Lowrey said cattle are allowed into prairie dog sites. Joe Duhownik, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 Tennis player Andy Roddick pointedly posted a photo of a grown prairie dog. The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2022 She'd been bitten by a pet prairie dog infected with monkeypox. Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2022 The client with the prairie dog was an exotic animal breeder who also sold animals to pet stores, Zaeske said. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 24 May 2022 This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a monkeypox virion, obtained from a sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Maria Cheng, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022 According to a release from the Boston zoo, the seven prairie dog pups were born around March 20. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 Arthur Trevino won the Animals of the Land Category Award with his photo of a bald eagle looking quite terrified of a little prairie dog. Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2021 Deer grass plants were replaced in the prairie dog enclosure after the animals dug up and ate the first ones planted. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

prairie dog

noun

: a burrowing animal of the prairies of the central and western United States that is related to the squirrel and lives in large colonies
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