Akademik

Cynomys

noun

prairie dogs

• Syn: ↑genus Cynomys

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑prairie dog, ↑prairie marmot

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmis\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from cyn- + -mys

: a genus of rodents comprising the prairie dogs

Useful english dictionary. 2012.