Ochotona

Translingual

Ochotona pallasi

Etymology

From earlier Ogotona, commonly explained as deriving from Mongolian огдой (ogdoj, “pika”), however the form of the word resembles оготно (ogotno, “field mouse”) more.

Proper noun

Ochotona f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ochotonidae – the pikas.

Hyponyms

(genus): Ochotona dauurica - type species; Ochotona iliensis, Ochotona princeps - selected species; for other species see Ochotona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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