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: any of various short-eared small lagomorph mammals (family Ochotonidae) of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America with relatively short hind legs
called also coney, rock rabbit
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Even the diminutive pika, after all, has a critical role to play.
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Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
Once reaching the talus slopes along the top of the highest points, American pikas run in all directions, including between rocks below the trail.
—Estes Park Trail-Gazette, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
The pika was accused of being a pest that destroyed grasslands.
—Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
Other animals that live at high elevations are also in peril due to climate change, including wolverines and American pikas.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
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Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
Once reaching the talus slopes along the top of the highest points, American pikas run in all directions, including between rocks below the trail.
—Estes Park Trail-Gazette, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
The pika was accused of being a pest that destroyed grasslands.
—Sulmaan Khan, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2014
Other animals that live at high elevations are also in peril due to climate change, including wolverines and American pikas.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
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“Pika.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pika. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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pika
noun
pi·ka
ˈpē-kə 
: any of various small short-eared mammals of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America that are related to the rabbits
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