leporide

[ lep-uh-rid, -rahyd, -reed ]

noun

1. a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leporide¹

From French, dating back to 1875–80; leporid

Example Sentences

The leporide fattens rapidly, and with but little expenditure of food.

From Project Gutenberg

The permanent breed should then be obtained by crossing the quadroon doe leporide, if I may use the term, with the half-bred buck.

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I do not mean an ordinary half-breed, but a prolific hybrid similar to the leporide.

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This member of the leporide species called Vermorel "bombic."

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