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Meaning of prairie dog

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prairie dog

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.

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prairie dog

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

To pop up from a hole or similar in a manner that resembles the way a prairie dog pops his head up from his burrow.
To struggle to hold back an involuntary bowel movement.

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