Found 2 items, similar to rock rabbit.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: rock rabbit
rock rabbit
n 1: hyrax that lives in rocky areas [syn:
rock hyrax,
Procavia capensis
]
2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn:
pika,
mouse hare,
coney,
cony]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: rock rabbit
Pika
\Pi"ka\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of tailless rodents of the genus
Ochotona (formerly
Lagomys), resembling small rabbits,
but with short ears alnd legs. They inhabit the high
mountains of Asia and America. Called also
calling hare,
and
crying hare and
rock rabbit. See
Chief hare.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Klipdas
\Klip"das\, Klipdachs
\Klip"dachs`\, n. [D. klip cliff +
das badger, akin to G. dachs.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small mammal (
Hyrax Capensis), found in South Africa. It
is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the
daman. Called also
rock rabbit.
[1913 Webster]
Daman
\Da"man\ (d[aum]"m[.a]n), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small herbivorous mammal of the genus
Hyrax. The species
found in Palestine and Syria is
Hyrax Syriacus; that of
Northern Africa is
Hyrax Brucei; -- called also
ashkoko,
dassy, and
rock rabbit. See
Cony, and
Hyrax.
[1913 Webster]