prairie-dog

A form of prairie dog — Any member of the genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.

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Meanings

verbprairie-dog (third-person singular simple present prairie-dogs, present participle prairie-dogging, simple past and past participle prairie-dogged)

present singular third person prairie-dogs · participle present prairie-dogging · participle past prairie-dogged · past prairie-dogged

  1. alternativeAlternative form of prairie dog.
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APA

prairie-dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie-dog

MLA

“prairie-dog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie-dog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prairie-dog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie-dog.

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