Prairie dog Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
prairie marmot.
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(Zoöl.) , a small American rodent (Cynomys Ludovicianus ) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called alsoprairie marmot .
