n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē -k ə , ' p ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Evenki (Tungusic language of Siberia)
Date: 1827
: any of various short-eared small lagomorph mammals (family Ochotonidae) of rocky uplands of Asia and western No. America with relatively short hind legs ― called also coney rock rabbit
pika