prairiehond

Dutch

Etymology

From prairie (“prairie, plain”) +‎ hond (“dog”), calque of English prairie dog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛː.ri.ɦɔnt/, /ˈprɛ.ri.ɦɔnt/

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• Hyphenation: prai‧rie‧hond

Noun

prairiehond m (plural prairiehonden, diminutive prairiehondje n)

1. (zoology) The burrowing rodent prairie dog, of the genus Cynomys

Synonyms

• prairiedog m

Related terms

• prairiehoen n
• prairiewolf m