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