PIKA

pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, coney, cony

(noun) small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pika (plural pikas)

Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

Anagrams

• Paik, Paki, kipa, paki

Source: Wiktionary


Pi"ka, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of rodents of the genus Lagomys, resembling small tailless rabbits. They inhabit the high mountains of Asia and America. Called also calling hare, and crying hare. See Chief hare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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