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PRAIRIE-DOG

\pɹˈe͡əɹidˈɒɡ], \pɹˈe‍əɹidˈɒɡ], \p_ɹ_ˈeə_ɹ_i_d_ˈɒ_ɡ]\

Definitions of PRAIRIE-DOG

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A small rodent animal, allied to the marmot, found on the prairies west of the Mississippi. It has a sharp bark like that of a small dog, and burrows under ground in large warrens, which contain many hundreds of them.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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