prairie dog

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.

Verb

1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To pop up from a hole or similar in a manner that resembles the way a prairie dog pops his head up from his burrow.
2. (euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) To struggle to hold back an involuntary bowel movement.

Έννοιες

είδος υλακτούντος τρωκτικού

κυνόμυς

Συνώνυμα

prairie marmot

chipmunk

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gopher

ground-squirrel

Μεταφράσεις

chien de prairie

Präriehund

prairiehond

cão-da-pradaria

cinomio

chiens de prairie

cynomys

marmota-das-pradarias

marmota norte-americana

cão-dos-prados

perrito de las praderas

chienne de prairie

perrillo de las praderas

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From prairie + dog (“from their yelping alarm calls”).