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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.