prairie dog

prairie dog

n.

Any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, having light brown fur and a warning call that sounds similar to a dog's bark. Prairie dogs lives in large colonies, chiefly in the Great Plains of North America.

prairie dog

n

(Animals) 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 called: prairie marmot

prai′rie dog`

n.

any burrowing squirrel of the genus Cynomys, of W North American and N Mexican plains and prairies, having a barklike cry.

[1765–75, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prairie dog - any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry prairie marmot gnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing Cynomys, genus Cynomys - prairie dogs blacktail prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus - tail is black tipped Cynomys gunnisoni, whitetail prairie dog - tail is white tipped

Translations

chien de prairie

prairie dog

n → cane m delle praterie