prairiehond

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From prairie (“prairie, plain”) +‎ hond (“dog”), calque of English prairie dog.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈprɛː.ri.ɦɔnt/, /ˈprɛ.ri.ɦɔnt/
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  • Hyphenation: prai‧rie‧hond

Noun

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prairiehond m (plural prairiehonden, diminutive prairiehondje n)

  1. (zoology) the burrowing rodent prairie dog, of the genus Cynomys

Synonyms

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