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prairie dog

DEFINITIONS OF: prairie dog

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n any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry

Synonyms:
prairie marmot
Types:
Cynomys ludovicianus, blacktail prairie dog
tail is black tipped
Cynomys gunnisoni, whitetail prairie dog
tail is white tipped
Type of:
gnawer, rodent
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
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