prairie marmot

/ˌprɛri ˌmɑrmət/
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Other forms: prairie marmots

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