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Noun: prairie dog  preh-ree dóg
  1. Any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
    - prairie marmot

Derived forms: prairie dogs

Type of: gnawer, rodent

Part of: Cynomys, genus Cynomys

Encyclopedia: Prairie dog

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