cynomys

• Nombre científico de un género que se refiere a los perros de las praderas, roedores excavadores que habitan en las praderas de América del Norte.

A scientific genus name referring to prairie dogs, which are burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America.

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1. Prairie dogB2formal

   A small, burrowing rodent of the genus Cynomys, native to the grasslands of North America.

   Perro de las praderas

   • Cynomys live in large underground colonies called towns.
   • The black-tailed Cynomys is the most common species.
   • Cynomys communicate using a complex system of barks and chirps.

   Sinónimosprairie dog