rock rabbit

/ˌrɑk ˈræbət/
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Other forms: rock rabbits

Definitions of rock rabbit
  1. noun
    small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
    synonyms: coney, cony, mouse hare, pika
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    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
  2. noun
    hyrax that lives in rocky areas
    synonyms: Procavia capensis, rock hyrax
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    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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