leporide
[ lep-uh-rid, -rahyd, -reed ]
noun
a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
Origin of leporide
1From French, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at leporid
Words Nearby leporide
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How to use leporide in a sentence
The leporide fattens rapidly, and with but little expenditure of food.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual | Charles Alexander CameronThe permanent breed should then be obtained by crossing the quadroon doe leporide, if I may use the term, with the half-bred buck.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual | Charles Alexander CameronI do not mean an ordinary half-breed, but a prolific hybrid similar to the leporide.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual | Charles Alexander CameronThis member of the leporide species called Vermorel "bombic."
History of the Commune of 1871 | P. Lissagary
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