Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A family of small rodents, related to the hares. The name replaces Lagomyidæ, and the characters of the group are given under that word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A natural family of mammals including pikas and extinct forms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Lagomorpha — thepikas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pikas and extinct forms
Etymologies
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Ochotona + -idae
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The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two families, the Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and the Ochotonidae (pikas).
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Dramatic decline of the threatened Ili pika Ochotona iliensis (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) in Xinjiang, China.
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