family Ochotonidae

family Ochotonidae
noun
pikas and extinct forms
Syn: ↑Ochotonidae
Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
Member Holonyms: ↑Lagomorpha, ↑order Lagomorpha
Member Meronyms:

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