leporineadj.n.
/ˈlɛpərʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈlɛpəˌraɪn/, /ˈlɛpərən/ A. adj.
Pertaining to a hare or hares; of the nature or form of a hare; lagomorphic. †leporine seal: perhaps Phoca barbata (Fabr.).
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [adjective] > relating to a hare
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Leporine, of or pertaining to an Hare.
1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds II. 523 Leporine Seal, Phoca Leporina..S[eal] with fur, soft as that of a hare, upright and interwoven.
1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Leporinus, hare-like; leporine; but chiefly applied to denote resemblance to the mouth of the hare.
1877 E. Coues & J. A. Allen Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia (U.S. Geol. Surv. Territories, vol. XI) 44 The large, leporine, grooved-incisor species of South America.
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= leporide n.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Lepus (hares) > lepus europaeus (hare) > cross between hare and rabbit
leporine1862
leporide1880
1862 Melbourne Leader 13 Sept. 13 The bill of fare included..leporine, which is betwixt hare and rabbit.
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