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- [pahy-kuh]
- /ˈpaɪ kə/
- /pˈiːkə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahy-kuh]
- /ˈpaɪ kə/
Definitions of pika word
- noun pika any of several small, brown to gray tailless mammals of the genus Ochotona, resembling rabbits with short ears and legs and inhabiting western mountains of North America and parts of eastern Europe and Asia. 1
- noun pika any burrowing lagomorph mammal of the family Ochotonidae of mountainous regions of North America and Asia, having short rounded ears, a rounded body, and rudimentary tail 0
- noun pika any of a family (Ochotonidae) of small, short-legged lagomorphs with rounded ears, found in rocky areas, usually at high altitudes, in W North America and in Asia 0
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Origin of pika
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; recorded by the German naturalist P.S. Pallas (1741-1811) as the name for the animal in Evenki; compare Evenki (N Baikal dial.) pikačān a name for the tree creeper (Certhia familiaris), apparently based on Russian píkatʾ to squeak, peep (compare Russian pishchúkha a name for both the tree creeper and the pika, which emits a shrill sound)
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Parts of speech for Pika
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
pika popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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