pika
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits,…Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
» Examples of animals common to alpine tundra environments include mountain goats, pikas, chinchillas, yaks, and marmots.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
Pfeifhase
пищу́хаpiščúxa
small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
Examples
1 sentencesExamples of animals common to alpine tundra environments include mountain goats, pikas, chinchillas, yaks, and marmots.
Translations
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Origin
From French, from an Evenki word which Peter Simon Pallas transcribes as piika or peeka, bFrom French, from an Evenki word which Peter Simon Pallas transcribes as piika or peeka, but which cannot be found in modern dictionaries. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic.
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Forms
plural: pikasSynonyms
4 synonyms- small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America:mouse harerock rabbitconeycony