Lepus
Americannoun
genitive
Leporisnoun
Etymology
Origin of Lepus
From Latin
Example Sentences
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The ancient Greeks thought of the constellation Canis Major as a dog chasing Lepus, the hare.
From National Geographic • Jul. 10, 2015
"We trained them in California to associate food with clicking sounds, so that they would head in any direction you clicked from," says Lepus Producer A.C.
From Time Magazine Archive
For that matter, Hoagland notes, Bugs Bunny was less obviously a member of the genus Lepus than were such precursors as Peter and Br'er Rabbit.
From Time Magazine Archive
In The Night of the Lepus, Janet Leigh is hungrily eyed by 1,500 mad, mutant rabbits, photographed so that they appear six feet tall.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ella and Brigit found Jason outside the Lepus dormitory.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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