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Gunnison's prairie dog

Gunnison's prairie dog noun: cynomys gunnisoni, a species of prairie dog primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of the United States.

gunnison's prairie dog: cynomys gunnisoni, a species of prairie dog primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of the...
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Noun

Gunnison's prairie dog (plural Gunnison's prairie dogs)

  1. Cynomys gunnisoni, a species of prairie dog primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of the United States.

Forms of Gunnison's prairie dog

pluralGunnison's prairie dogs

Origin of Gunnison's prairie dog

Named after John Williams Gunnison.

Questions about Gunnison's prairie dog

What does Gunnison's prairie dog mean?
Gunnison's prairie dog means cynomys gunnisoni, a species of prairie dog primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of the United States.
What part of speech is Gunnison's prairie dog?
Gunnison's prairie dog is a noun.
What is the plural of Gunnison's prairie dog?
The plural of Gunnison's prairie dog is Gunnison's prairie dogs.

Words near Gunnison's prairie dog in the dictionary

  1. gunnish
  2. Gunnislake
  3. Gunnison
  4. Gunnison County
  5. Gunnison River
  6. Gunnison's prairie dog
  7. Gunnison's prairie dogs
  8. gunniss
  9. gunnisses
  10. gunnist
  11. gunnists

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