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springhare

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[spring-hair] / ˈsprɪŋˌhɛər /

noun

  1. a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears.

Etymology

Origin of springhare

1815–25; translation of Afrikaans springhaas; see spring, hare

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