Definition of Cynomys

1. Noun. Prairie dogs.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cynomys
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Sciuridae, Sciuridae
Member holonyms: Prairie Dog, Prairie Marmot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynomys

Cynics
Cynipidae
Cynips
Cynocephalidae
Cynocephalus
Cynocephalus variegatus
Cynodon
Cynodon dactylon
Cynodon plectostachyum
Cynodontia
Cynoglossidae
Cynoglossum
Cynoglossum amabile
Cynoglossum officinale
Cynoglossum virginaticum
Cynomys
Cynomys gunnisoni
Cynomys ludovicianus
Cynopterus
Cynopterus sphinx
Cynoscephalae
Cynoscion
Cynoscion nebulosus
Cynoscion regalis
Cynthia
Cynwulf
Cyon
Cyon's nerve
Cyperaceae
Cyperus

Literary usage of Cynomys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1914)
"cynomys leucurus Merriam. Between Meeker and Axial, Colorado (AH feiger). ... Warren's collection of cynomys skulls, to determine whether any specific ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"... to be distinct from the Barking Squirrel more fully described in their third, drew up from their notices the characters of his cynomys socialis and C. ..."

3. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"*cynomys arizonensis Mearns. 1890. cynomys arizonensis MEARNS, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. ... Point of Mountain, near Wilcox, Cochise County, Arizona. t*cynomys ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Our second genus is cynomys, containing only the well- known " prairie dogs," or more correctly ... 2.—Under Side of Skull of and coloration. The cynomys ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Cynomys on Dictionary.com!Search for Cynomys on Thesaurus.com!Search for Cynomys on Google!Search for Cynomys on Wikipedia!

Search