Ochotona collaris
- noun
- Specialized
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Ochotona collaris
- The Ochotona collaris inhabits rocky slopes in the alpine tundra of northwestern North America.
Examples
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Researchers observed that Ochotona collaris stores piles of vegetation called haystacks for winter food.
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Unlike other pikas, Ochotona collaris is solitary and rarely mingles with its neighbors.
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The Ochotona collaris is a fascinating creature.
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Have you ever seen an Ochotona collaris in the wild?
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Researchers discovered that Ochotona collaris creates haystacks by gathering and storing vegetation to survive the winter.
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In the rugged terrain of Alaska, the Ochotona collaris can be seen foraging among the rocks for food.
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The Ochotona collaris is known for its distinctive collar of fur, which makes it easily recognizable in its natural habitat.
Synonyms
A small animal like a rabbit with short ears and no tail that lives on rocky slopes in Alaska
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ochotona + collaris
This is a Linnaean binomial: genus Ochotona + the Latin epithet collaris (meaning 'collared' or 'of the neck'), so the sense 'collared pika' is compositionally derivable if a learner recognises the epithet and taxonomic naming conventions. However, most B1 learners will not know Latin adjectival forms or biological naming patterns, so the meaning is only partially predictable rather than fully transparent.
Etymology
Ochotona collaris combines the pika genus name Ochotona with the Latin word collaris, which means 'collared'. One easy picture to remember is a small, rabbit-like animal with a pale ring like a little collar around its neck, and that visible 'collar' is why the name refers to the collared pika.
