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Rareprairie dog
The correct spelling is prairie dog.
How to pronounce prairie dog
noun
Say it like: Pra-yree- do-g
The correct spelling is prairie dog. Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.
verb
- 1.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.
- 2.To struggle to hold back an involuntary bowel movement.
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