CYNOMYS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Prairie dogs

Synonyms:

Cynomys; genus Cynomys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cynomys" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Cynomys"):

prairie dog; prairie marmot (any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry)

Holonyms ("Cynomys" is a member of...):

family Sciuridae; Sciuridae (a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles)