prairie dog

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

chien de prairie

cynomys

chiens de prairie

chienne de prairie

Synonymes

prairie marmot

chipmunk

🐿️

gopher

ground-squirrel

Traductions

Präriehund

prairiehond

cão-da-pradaria

perrillo de las praderas

marmota-das-pradarias

marmota norte-americana

cão-dos-prados

perrito de las praderas

κυνόμυς

είδος υλακτούντος τρωκτικού

cane delle praterie

cinomio

Étymologie (Anglais)

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