Definition of Ochotonidae

1. Noun. Pikas and extinct forms.

Exact synonyms: Family Ochotonidae
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

Oceanic
Oceanica
Oceanid
Oceanites
Oceanites oceanicus
Oceanospirillum
Oceanus
Ochna
Ochna serrulata
Ochnaceae
Ochoa
Ochoa's law
Ochotona
Ochotona collaris
Ochotona princeps
Ochotonidae (current term)
Ochroma
Ochroma lagopus
Ochs
Ochsner
Ochsner's method
Ochsner clamp
Ocicat
Ocimum
Ocimum basilicum
Ockham
Ockham's Razor
Ockhamist
Ockhamistic
Ockhamists

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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