prairie dog
英 [ˈprɛəri dɔɡ] 美 [ˈprɛri dɔɡ]

n.

草原土拨鼠；

变形

复数：prairie dogs

英英释义

prairie dog

• n.any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry

  同义词：prairie marmot

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The white-tailed prairie dog inhabits higher altitudes, hibernates, and is less colonial.
   白尾草原犬鼠栖息处海拔比黑尾种的高，有冬眠习性，较少集群。
2. Introduced to the U.S. a century ago, it is creeping into the upper Midwest, wiping out prairie dogs and threatening the black-footed ferret, one of North America's rarest species.
   一个世纪前，鼠疫杆菌入侵美国，逐渐蔓延至整个中西部，经草原犬鼠的传播，对北美最濒危的黑脚貂造成威胁。

权威例句

BioOne Online Journals - Journal of Mammalogy - 87(3):636 - Full Text
Management Plan for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) in Canada
COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus in Canada
BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG CONTROL PROJECT BILLINGS & SLOPE COUNTIES NORTH DAKOTA USDA FOREST SERVICE
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ABIOTIC HABITAT CORRELATES OF GUNNISON'S PRAIRIE DOG IN ARIZONA
Flora and Fauna Associated with Prairie Dog Colonies and Adjacent Ungrazed Mixed-Grass Prairie in Western South Dakota
Selective Use of Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Towns by Mountain Plovers