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marmot vs. prairie dog

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