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marmot vs. prairie dog

marmot
[mahr-muht] / ˈmɑr mət /

noun

  1. any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.

  2. any of certain related animals, as the prairie dog

prairie dog

noun

prairie dogs plural

  1. any of several burrowing rodents of the genus Cynomys, of North American prairies, having a barklike cry: some are endangered.