prairie dog

prai·rie dog

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prair-ee dawg, dog]
- /ˈprɛər i dɔg, dɒg/
- /ˈpreə.ri dɒɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prair-ee dawg, dog]
- /ˈprɛər i dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of prairie dog words

noun prairie dog any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, of North American prairies, having a barklike cry: some are endangered. 1
noun prairie dog small wild North American rodent 1
countable noun prairie dog A prairie dog is a type of small furry animal that lives underground in the prairies of North America. 0
noun prairie dog any of several gregarious sciurine rodents of the genus Cynomys, such as C. ludovicianus, that live in large complex burrows in the prairies of North America 0
noun prairie dog any of a genus (Cynomys, family Sciuridae) of small, burrowing rodents of North America, having a barking cry and living in colonies 0

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Origin of prairie dog

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1765-75

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prairie dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

prairie dog usage trend in Literature

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