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prairie 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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noun

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

verb

  1. 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. 2.To struggle to hold back an involuntary bowel movement.

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