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marmot vs. prairie dog
[ mahr-muht ]
noun
- any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
- any of certain related animals, as the prairie dog
noun
- any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, of North American prairies, having a barklike cry: some are endangered.