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LEPORID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rabbits and hares

Synonyms:

leporid; leporid mammal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("leporid" is a kind of...):

gnawing mammal; lagomorph (relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leporid"):

coney; cony; rabbit (any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food)

hare (swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes)

Holonyms ("leporid" is a member of...):

family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)

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