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LEPUS ARCTICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepus arcticus mean? 

LEPUS ARCTICUS (noun)
  The noun LEPUS ARCTICUS has 1 sense:

1. a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winterplay

  Familiarity information: LEPUS ARCTICUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEPUS ARCTICUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Arctic hare; Lepus arcticus; polar hare

Hypernyms ("Lepus arcticus" is a kind of...):

hare (swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes)

Holonyms ("Lepus arcticus" is a member of...):

genus Lepus; Lepus (type genus of the Leporidae: hares)


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