- prairie dog, prairie marmot - any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
--1 is a kind of rodent, gnawer, gnawing animal
--1 is a member of Cynomys, genus Cynomys
--1 has particulars:blacktail prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus; whitetail prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni