rock rabbit
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rock rabbit
n.
1. See rock hyrax.
2. See pika.
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rock rabbit
n
(Animals) South African another name for the hyrax
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pi•ka
(ˈpaɪ kə)n., pl. -kas.
any short-eared, short-legged, tailless lagomorph of the genus Ochotona, of western mountains of North America and parts of E Europe and Asia.
[1820–30; said to be < Evenki; compare Evenki (N Baikal dial.) pikačān the tree creeper (Certhia familiaris)]
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Noun | 1. | rock rabbit - hyrax that lives in rocky areas cony, das, dassie, hyrax, coney - any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes genus Procavia, Procavia - type genus of the Procaviidae |
2. | ![]() 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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