pika

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Soon, if conservationists have their way, the pika could be the first species in the lower

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  1. noun Any of several small, tailless, furry mammals of the genus Ochotona of the mountains of North America and Eurasia, resembling guinea pigs but belonging to the order of lagomorphs that includes the hares and rabbits. Also called coney1, rock rabbit.

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  • Soon, if conservationists have their way, the pika could be the first species in the lower —  The Modesto Bee: Front
  • Soon, if conservationists have their way, the pika could be the first species in the lower 48 states to get federal endangered species protections primarily because of the effects of climate change. —  azfamily.com Automotive
 

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  1. Evenki piika, perhaps from Russian pikat', to squeak.
 

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