leveret
ər noun
a young hare.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, diminutive of levre, Old French lievre < Latin leporem, accusative of lepus hare; see -et
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, diminutive of levre, Old French lievre < Latin leporem, accusative of lepus hare; see -et
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| —n | |
| a young hare, esp one less than one year old | |
| [C15: from Norman French levrete, diminutive of levre, from Latin lepus hare] | |
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