Prairie dog definitions

Prairie dog

1) Barking rodent 2) Burrower that barks 3) Burrowing rodent 4) College of Santa Fe mascot 5) Grassland burrower 6) Grasslands burrower 7) Great Plains burrower 8) Great Plains dweller 9) Misnamed rodent 10) Natural tunnel creator 11) Plains animal that tunnels 12) Rodent with a barklike cry 13) Saskatchewan animal
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Prairie dog

Cynomys leucurus Cynomys ludovicianus Cynomys mexicanus Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. The five different species of prairie dogs are: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison`s, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. They are a type of ground squirrel, found in the United States, Canada and Mex....
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prairie dog

any of five species of burrowing, colony-forming squirrels that inhabit plains, high plateaus, and montane valleys in North America. Their short, ... [2 related articles]
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Prairie Dog

The Prairie Dog is a burrowing rodent of the genus Cynomys found in North American prairies.
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prairie dog

[n] - any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
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Prairie dog

[My Antonia] any of a group of small, burrowing rodents of North America, having a barking cry and living in colonies.
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prairie dog

prairie marmot noun any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
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prairie dog

Any of the North American genus Cynomys of burrowing rodents in the squirrel family (Sciuridae). They grow to 30 cm/12 in, plus a short 8 cm/3 in tail. Their `towns` can contain up to several thousand individuals. Their barking cry has given them their name. Perse...
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prairie dog

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