Definition of prairie dog Prairie dog
prai•rie dog
We found 6 definitions of prairie dog from 4 different sources.
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What does prairie dog mean?
WordNet
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| prairie dog - any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry | ||
| prairie marmot | ||
| gnawer, rodent relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing | ||
| cynomys, genus cynomys prairie dogs | ||
| blacktail prairie dog, cynomys ludovicianus tail is black tipped | ||
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Wiktionary 
- prairie dog (Noun)
A small, stout-bodied burrowing rodent with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America . - prairie dog (Verb)
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. - prairie dog (Verb)
To struggle to hold back an involuntary bowel movement .
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prairie dog
(Cynomys) A small, stout-bodied burrowing wild rodent with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.
Wikipedia 
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Prairie dogs are not dogs at all. They are small, burrowing rodents - a type of ground squirrel. Prairie dogs live in short-grass prairies and mountain plains of the western USA and Mexico. The explorers Lewis and Clark sent a prairie dog to President Thomas Jefferson during their expedition; it was quite an oddity to them.
Diet.
Prairie dogs are mostly herbivores (plant-eaters). They eat grasses, seeds, leaves, flowers, fruit, eggs, and some insects.
Predators.
Prairie dogs are hunted by many animals, including wolves, dogs, coyotes, bobcats, foxes, and humans.
