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mouse hare

DEFINITIONS OF: mouse hare

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n small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America

Synonyms:
coney, cony, pika, rock rabbit
Types:
Ochotona princeps, little chief hare
North American pika
Ochotona collaris, collared pika
similar to little chief hare and may be same species
Type of:
gnawing mammal, lagomorph
relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
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