leporine

[ lep-uh-rahyn, -rin ]

/ ˈlɛp əˌraɪn, -rɪn /

adjective Zoology.

of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.

Nearby words

lepidote, lepidus, lepontine alps, leporid, leporide, leporine, lepothrix, leppard, leppy, lepra, leprechaun

Origin of leporine

1650–60; < Latin leporīnus, equivalent to lepor- (stem of lepus) hare + -īnus -ine¹

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Examples from the Web for leporine

As regards the nematodes of leporine rodents, probably the most important is Strongylus commutatus.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
Leporine, lep′o-rīn, adj. pertaining to or resembling the hare.
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British Dictionary definitions for leporine

leporine

/ (ˈlɛpəˌraɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a hare

Word Origin for leporine

C17: from Latin leporīnus, from lepus hare

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