I. pronunc at himalaya berry +n adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Himalaya s + English -an
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Himalayas
2. : extremely large
was responsible for a Himalayan blunder
II. noun
1. or himalayan rabbit usually capitalized H
a. : a breed of small white domesticated rabbits with black nose, feet, tail, and ear tips
b. -s often capitalized H : a rabbit of this breed
2. -s : total or partial restriction of pigmentation to the cooler parts of the body (as tail, paws, face, ears) occurring as one of a polygenic series of variants in mammalian coat color dominant to albinism but recessive to chinchilla and the wild type and exhibited in typical form in the Himalayan rabbit and less perfectly in the Siamese cat
III. noun
Usage: usually capitalized
: any of a breed of domestic cats developed by crossing the Persian and the Siamese and having the stocky build and long thick coat of the former and the blue eyes and coat pattern of the latter