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Chief hare

Chief" hare`\ (Zo["o]l.) A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare.

Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyid[ae].
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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