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rock rabbit

DEFINITIONS OF: rock rabbit

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

Synonyms:
coney, cony, mouse hare, pika
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

n hyrax that lives in rocky areas

Synonyms:
Procavia capensis, rock hyrax
Type of:
coney, cony, das, dassie, hyrax
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
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