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lag⋅o⋅morph

[lag-uh-mawrf]
–noun
any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.

Origin:
1880–85; < NL Lagomorpha name of the order, equiv. to Gk lag(s) hare + morpha, neut. pl. of -morphos -morph


lag⋅o⋅mor⋅phic, lag⋅o⋅mor⋅phous, adjective
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lag·o·morph   (lāg'ə-môrf')   
n.  Any of various plant-eating mammals having fully furred feet and two pairs of upper incisors and belonging to the order Lagomorpha, which includes the rabbits, hares, and pikas.

[From New Latin Lagomorpha, order name : Greek lagōs, hare; see slēg- in Indo-European roots + Greek morphē, shape.]
lag'o·mor'phic (-fĭk), lag'o·mor'phous (-fəs) adj.
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