二十日はつか兎うさぎ

noun

pika

A small rabbit-like mammal of the family Ochotonidae. In Japanese, the name literally means '20th-day rabbit', possibly from its call or appearance. Also called 啼兎 (なきうさぎ).

See also: ナキウサギ

• 二十はつ日か兎うさぎは高こう山ざんの岩いわ場ばに生せい息そくする小こ型がたの哺ほ乳にゅう類るいです。

  The pika is a small mammal that lives in rocky alpine areas.

• 北ほっ海かい道どうで二十はつ日か兎うさぎの鳴なき声ごえを聞きいた。

  I heard the call of a pika in Hokkaido.