Meaning Of The Word Prairie dog

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Prairie dog? Find Prairie dog meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Prairie dog Meaning

Prairie dog Definition
Prairie dog Definition

What's The Definition Of Prairie dog?

prairie dog
countable noun: A prairie dog is a type of small furry animal that lives underground in the prairies of North America.

prairie dog in American English
any of a genus (Cynomys, family Sciuridae) of small, burrowing rodents of North America, having a barking cry and living in colonies
noun: any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, of North American prairies, having a barklike cry: some are endangered

prairie dog in British English
noun: 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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Incisiform ‐ adjective: having the shape of an…
  • Legislature ‐ a body of persons given the responsibility and…
  • Oliphant ‐ noun: Sir Mark Laurence Elwin. 1901–2000, British…
  • Labour movement ‐ noun
  • Merry widow ‐ a woman's undergarment combining a bra, often…
  • Folinic acid ‐ the active substance, C20 H23N7 O7, into which…
  • Saprolite ‐ completely decomposed rock lying in its original…
  • Lower California ‐ Baja California; noun: a mountainous peninsula…
  • Motorized ‐ A motorized vehicle has…
  • Pontifical College ‐ noun: a major theological college under the direct…