prairie dog

noun

any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, of North American prairies, having a barklike cry: some are endangered.

Origin of prairie dog

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Words nearby prairie dog

prairie button snakeroot, prairie chicken, prairie clover, prairie crab apple, prairie crocus, prairie dog, prairie-dogging, prairie falcon, prairie fowl, prairie lily, prairie owl

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Example sentences from the Web for prairie dog

The straw-stacks were throwing long shadows, the owls were flying home to the prairie-dog town.
O Pioneers!|Willa Cather
Many times in his long rides across the plains Reuben had passed through a prairie-dog village.
Scouting with Kit Carson|Everett T. Tomlinson
Firefly had stepped in a prairie-dog hole and broken his leg.
Bob Chester's Grit|Frank V. Webster
He was a sad little fellow, who looked like a prairie-dog, and who had very much the same sort of an outlook on life.
A Mountain Woman and Others|(AKA Elia Wilkinson) Elia W. Peattie

The prairie-dog, found upon the plains in the West, is very much like a small woodchuck.
Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors|James Johonnot

British Dictionary definitions for prairie dog

prairie dog

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 AmericaAlso called: prairie marmot

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单词	prairie dog
释义	prairie dog noun any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, of North American prairies, having a barklike cry: some are endangered. Origin of prairie dog An Americanism dating back to 1765–75 Words nearby prairie dog prairie button snakeroot, prairie chicken, prairie clover, prairie crab apple, prairie crocus, prairie dog, prairie-dogging, prairie falcon, prairie fowl, prairie lily, prairie owl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prairie dog The straw-stacks were throwing long shadows, the owls were flying home to the prairie-dog town. O Pioneers!\|Willa Cather Many times in his long rides across the plains Reuben had passed through a prairie-dog village. Scouting with Kit Carson\|Everett T. Tomlinson Firefly had stepped in a prairie-dog hole and broken his leg. Bob Chester's Grit\|Frank V. Webster He was a sad little fellow, who looked like a prairie-dog, and who had very much the same sort of an outlook on life. A Mountain Woman and Others\|(AKA Elia Wilkinson) Elia W. Peattie The prairie-dog, found upon the plains in the West, is very much like a small woodchuck. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors\|James Johonnot British Dictionary definitions for prairie dog prairie dog 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 AmericaAlso called: prairie marmot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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