genus Cynomys

genus Cynomys
noun
prairie dogs
Syn: ↑Cynomys
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae
Member Meronyms: ↑prairie dog, ↑prairie marmot

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