单词 | rock rabbit |
释义 | > as lemmasrock rabbit rock rabbit n. (a) chiefly South African = rock hyrax n.; (b) North American = pika n.1 ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [noun] > order Hyracoidea or genus Procavia > procavia capensis (rock rabbit) coneya1425 rock rabbit1809 rock hyrax1903 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > ochotona princeps (pika) pika1827 little chief hare1828 piping hare1877 rock rabbit1962 1809 Q. Rev. Nov. 436 If the ashkoko be considered as the rock rabbit, the sibsib may lay claim to the appellation of rock squirrel. 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds 457 The rock rabbits..ran from covert to covert with a peculiar low moaning cry. 1931 Times Educ. Suppl. 22 Aug. p. iv/3 Hyraxes, known also as ‘Dassies’, or ‘Rock-rabbits’, the conies of the Bible. 1962 Field, Horse & Rodeo (Calgary, Alberta) Nov. 15/3 The Pika (or Rock Rabbit) spends most of the daylight hours cutting and gathering vegetation. 2002 S. Afr. Archaeol. Bull. 57 26/2 The Natal red rock rabbit (Pronolagus crassicaudatus), despite having smaller ears and a more rounded body, is similar [to the scrub hare]. < as lemmas |
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