leporine
[ lep-uh-rahyn, -rin ]
adjectiveZoology.
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
Origin of leporine
1First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin leporīnus, equivalent to lepor- (stem of lepus “hare”) + -īnus -ine1
Words Nearby leporine
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How to use leporine in a sentence
leporine, lep′o-rīn, adj. pertaining to or resembling the hare.
As regards the nematodes of leporine rodents, probably the most important is Strongylus commutatus.
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British Dictionary definitions for leporine
leporine
/ (ˈlɛpəˌraɪn) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a hare
Origin of leporine
1C17: from Latin leporīnus, from lepus hare
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