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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of rodent quadrupeds, of the spermophile division of the family Sciuridæ, approaching the marmots proper (Arctomys) in the stout, thick-set body and short, bushy tail.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of mammals comprising the prairie dogs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun prairie dogs
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