prairie dog prai·rie·dog uncommon noun 1. any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry Synonymsprairie dogprairie marmot Related words Broader terms rodent Narrower terms blacktail prairie dogwhitetail prairie dog Parts Cynomys WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
