mouse hare

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Noun1.mouse hare - small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North Americamouse hare - small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
pika, rock rabbit, cony, coney
gnawing mammal, lagomorph - relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
family Ochotonidae, Ochotonidae - pikas and extinct forms
little chief hare, Ochotona princeps - North American pika
collared pika, Ochotona collaris - similar to little chief hare and may be same species
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