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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  • But the list of more than 80 sounds has expanded to include animals that, though not yet endangered, can belt it out with the best of them, like the pika, a rodent dwelling in the Southwestern mountains in the U.S., whose cool climes are threatened by climate change. —  The Hindu - Front Page
  • Soon, if conservationists have their way, the pika could be the first species in the lower —  Merced Sun-Star: front
  • That could spell trouble for the pika, especially in parts of the West where climate change is expected to produce some of the most significant temperature changes in the country. —  Merced Sun-Star: front
  • The American pika, a short-legged, softball-sized fur ball that often huddles in high mountain slopes, isn't built for long-distance travel. —  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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