leporid mammal

Definitions of leporid mammal

1. noun

   rabbits and hares
   synonyms: leporid

   types:

   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

   rabbit ears

   the long ears of a rabbit

   lapin

   castrated male rabbit

   bunny, bunny rabbit

   (usually informal) especially a young rabbit

   European rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus

   common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless

   cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit

   common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

   leveret

   a young hare especially one in its first year

   European hare, Lepus europaeus

   large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter

   jackrabbit

   large hare of western North America

   Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, polar hare

   a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter

   Lepus americanus, snowshoe hare, snowshoe rabbit, varying hare

   large large-footed North American hare; white in winter

   Belgian hare, leporide

   red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare

   Angora, Angora rabbit, angora

   domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair

   type of:

   gnawing mammal, lagomorph

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