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Definition of Ochotonidae
1. Noun. Pikas and extinct forms.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Lagomorpha, Order Lagomorpha
Member holonyms: Coney, Cony, Mouse Hare, Pika, Rock Rabbit, Genus Ochotona, Ochotona
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ochotonidae
Literary usage of Ochotonidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1903)
"The cervical vertebrae of the Ochotonidae have the same general characteristics as
... The first 12 of the thoracic vertebrae in the Ochotonidae are exactly ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... although in the absence of post-orbital processes and the pattern of the molars
it departs les* widely from the modern Ochotonidae than does ..."
3. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"The order Lagomorpha is comprised of two major families, Ochotonidae (pika) and
Leporidae (rabbits and hares), with many genera and species native to all ..."
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