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- DictionaryHare/her/
noun
- 1. a fast-running, long-eared mammal that resembles a large rabbit, having long hind legs and occurring typically in grassland or open woodland.
verb
- 1. run with great speed: British "he hared off between the trees"
Learn more about what makes rabbits different from hares. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Separating the two can be done by looking at the differences in size, life history, and preferred habitat. In general, rabbits are smaller and have shorter ears than hares.
Definition of hare noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
hare noun. Meaning & use. 1.a. Old English–. A rodent quadruped of the genus Lepus, having long ears and hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. The common hare of Great Britain and Europe ( L. timidus ), is a timid, watchful, and very swift animal.
The meaning of HARE is any of various swift, gnawing, herbivorous, usually shy lagomorph mammals (family Leporidae and especially genus Lepus) that have long ears, short tails, and powerful long hind legs, are usually solitary or sometimes live in pairs, have the young open-eyed and furred at birth, and live in aboveground nests.
HARE definition: an animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears. Learn more.
any of a large group of swift mammals (order Lagomorpha) of the same family (Leporidae) as the rabbits, with long ears, soft fur, a cleft upper lip, a short tail, and long, powerful hind legs: it differs from a rabbit in that it is larger, does not burrow, and has furry, active young.
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any solitary leporid mammal of the genus Lepus, such as L. europaeus ( European hare). Hares are larger than rabbits, having longer ears and legs, and live in shallow nests (forms)
hare (hâr), n., pl. hares, (esp. collectively) hare, v., hared, har•ing. n. Mammals any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
: to run or go very quickly. He came haring round the corner at top speed. HARE meaning: a fast animal that resembles a rabbit.
