rock rabbit

rock rabbit

n.1. See rock hyrax.2. See pika.

rock rabbit

n (Animals) South African another name for the hyrax

pi•ka

(ˈpaɪ kə)

n., pl. -kas. any short-eared, short-legged, tailless lagomorph of the genus Ochotona, of western mountains of North America and parts of E Europe and Asia. [1820–30; said to be < Evenki; compare Evenki (N Baikal dial.) pikačān the tree creeper (Certhia familiaris)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rock rabbit - hyrax that lives in rocky areasProcavia capensis, rock hyraxcony, das, dassie, hyrax, coney - any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toesgenus Procavia, Procavia - type genus of the Procaviidae
	2.	rock rabbit - small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North Americamouse hare, pika, cony, coneygnawing mammal, lagomorph - relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawingfamily Ochotonidae, Ochotonidae - pikas and extinct formslittle chief hare, Ochotona princeps - North American pikacollared pika, Ochotona collaris - similar to little chief hare and may be same species