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prairie dog

noun

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

prairie dog

noun

  1. 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 America Also calledprairie 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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Origin of prairie dog1

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
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