- genus Cynomys
- nounprairie dogs• Syn: ↑Cynomys• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae• Member Meronyms: ↑prairie dog, ↑prairie marmot
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genus Cynomys
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Cynomys — n. a genus of mammals comprising the prairie dogs. Syn: genus Cynomys. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cynomys — noun prairie dogs • Syn: ↑genus Cynomys • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cynomys Ludovicianus — Prairie Prai rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cynomys — Cy·no·mys (siґno mis) the prairie dogs, a genus of the family Sciuridae; some species harbor plague transmitting fleas … Medical dictionary
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of rodents — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
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List of mammals of Mexico — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Mexico. There are 490 mammal species in Mexico, of which 12 are critically endangered, 36 are endangered, 26 are vulnerable, and 2 are near threatened.3 of the species listed for Mexico are… … Wikipedia
prairie dog — any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, of North American prairies, having a barklike cry: some are endangered. [1765 75, Amer.] * * * Any of five species (genus Cynomys) of short legged, terrestrial squirrels, named for their… … Universalium
