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pika

[ pahy-kuh ]

noun

  1. any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia.


pika

/ ˈ±è²¹Éª°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. any burrowing lagomorph mammal of the family Ochotonidae of mountainous regions of North America and Asia, having short rounded ears, a rounded body, and rudimentary tail Also calledcony
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pika1

1820–30; recorded by the German naturalist P.S. Pallas (1741–1811) as the name for the animal in Evenki; compare Evenki (N Baikal dial.) ±è¾±°ì²¹ÄÄå²Ô a name for the tree creeper ( Certhia familiaris ), apparently based on Russian ±èí°ì²¹³Ùʾ to squeak, peep (compare Russian ±è¾±²õ³ó³¦³óú°ì³ó²¹ a name for both the tree creeper and the pika, which emits a shrill sound)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pika1

C19: from Tungusic piika
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According to a paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science this month, lions, polar bears, scaly-tailed possums and American pikas also fluoresce.

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But what happens when temperatures at the top become too warm for the pika?

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Some of the same genes have also changed in yaks, pikas, ground tits, and other species that live at high elevations, albeit in different ways, he and his colleagues reported later.

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At the time, Washington had a few native lagomorphs — pikas in the mountains, pygmy rabbits in the sagebrush — but no S. floridanus.

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Along the way, look out for resident wildlife like pikas and marmots.

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