prairie dog in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for prairie dog in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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prairie [Am ˈprɛri, Brit ˈprɛːri] N C or U

dog1 [Am dɔɡ, Brit dɒɡ] N

1.1. dog ZOOL:

dog
perro m / perra f
dog (male canine)
macho m
I wouldn't do it to/wish it on a dog
no se lo haría/desearía a mi peor enemigo
it shouldn't happen to a dog
no le debería pasar a nadie
a dog's breakfast Brit
un desastre
a dog's breakfast Brit
un desaguisado
his desk always looks like a dog's breakfast
su mesa siempre está patas arriba inf
a dog's life
una vida de perros
dressed or done up like a dog's dinner Brit
todo emperifollado inf
it's (a case of) dog eat dog
hay una competencia brutal
like a dog with two tails Brit
como (un) niño con zapatos nuevos
not to have or stand a dog's chance
no tener ni la más remota posibilidad
to go to the dogs
venirse abajo
the country's going to the dogs
el país se viene abajo
to put on the dog Am inf
darse tono
to put on the dog Am inf
darse pisto Spain inf
to put on the dog Am inf
mandarse la(s) parte(s) CSur inf
to treat sb like a dog
tratar a alguien como a un perro
every dog has its day
a todos les llega su momento de gloria
give a dog a bad name (and hang it) Brit
cría fama y échate a dormir or por un perro que maté, mataperros me llamaron
let sleeping dogs lie
mejor no revolver el asunto
let sleeping dogs lie
mejor es no meneallo inf
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
loro viejo no aprende a hablar
dog license
licencia f para perro

dog2 <pres part dogging; pt, pp dogged> VB trans

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prairie dog in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prairie dog in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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prairie [ˈpreəri, Am ˈpreri] N

I.dog [dɒg, Am dɑ:g] -gg- N

II.dog [dɒg, Am dɑ:g] -gg- VB trans (pursue)

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Testing of both the child and the prairie dog confirmed the monkeypox virus as the causative agent.
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Other species, such as the mountain plover and the burrowing owl, also rely on prairie dog burrows for nesting areas.
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Perhaps the most conspicuous prairie dog communication is the territorial call or jump-yip display.
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According to them, prairie dog calls contain specific information as to what the predator is, how big it is and how fast it is approaching.
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Researchers and experts have been able to classify up to 11 distinct warning calls the prairie dog uses to communicate.
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Long noted in his journal that huge prairie dog towns existed in the vicinity, and elk, deer, and bear were numerous.
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The average prairie dog territory takes up 0.051.01 hectares.
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A prairie dog will stretch the length of its body vertically and throw its forefeet into the air while making a call.
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Behavior is more like that of a prairie dog than a typical ground squirrel.
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One common concern which led to the widespread extermination of prairie dog colonies was that their digging activities could injure horses by fracturing their limbs.
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