rock rabbit

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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rock rabbit - hyrax that lives in rocky areas Procavia capensis, rock hyrax 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.	rock rabbit - small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America mouse hare, pika, 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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