- Ochotona
- nountype genus of the Ochotonidae• Syn: ↑genus Ochotona• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Ochotonidae, ↑family Ochotonidae• Member Meronyms: ↑little chief hare, ↑Ochotona princeps, ↑collared pika, ↑Ochotona collaris
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\\ˌäkəˈtōnə\ nounUsage: capitalized: the type genus of Ochotonidae comprising the pikas* * *
Ochotona /ok-ō-tōˈnə/ (zoology)nounThe pika genusORIGIN: Mongolian ochodona
Useful english dictionary. 2012.