Definition of Belgian hare

1. Noun. Red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare.

Exact synonyms: Leporide
Generic synonyms: Coney, Cony, Rabbit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belgian Hare

Belgian Congo anaemia
Belgian Groenendael
Belgian Laekenois
Belgian Limburg
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Sheepdogs
Belgian Tervuren
Belgian beef stew
Belgian capital
Belgian chocolates
Belgian endive
Belgian franc
Belgian griffon
Belgian hare (current term)
Belgian sheepdog
Belgian shepherd
Belgian waffle
Belgians
Belgic
Belgique
Belgium
Belgo-
Belgorod
Belgrade
Belgradian
Belgradians
Belgravia
Belgravian

Literary usage of Belgian hare

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"Then again the Belgian hare foster-mother had not ovulated when the operation was performed ; ovulation in the rabbit does not take place until about ten ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"The so-called Belgian hare is not a hare at all, but is a true rabbit. ... 4 standpoint, the Belgian hare is the most important 3. Color of sides . ..."

3. The American Catalogue ... July 1, 1876-Dec. 31, 1910 by Lynds Eugene Jones, Richard Rogers Bowker, Augusta Isabella Appleton (1905)
"First Belgian hare course of instruction. $4. NE Belgian hare. Hall, сотр. and ed. ... New century Belgian hare manual. 25 c. Langley. Richardson. ..."

4. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1901)
"Belgian hare scrap hook, no. I. Weston Bros, pa. 50c. Weston Bros., Kansas City, Mo. ... New century Belgian hare manual and cook book. pa. 25c. ..."

5. The Land of Sunshine by Charles Fletcher Lummis (1899)
"URING the present very prosperous condition of the Belgian hare industry ... uiiiii.il was called the Belgian hare, the others being called Flemish Giants. ..."

6. Rabbits, Cats and Cavies: Descriptive Sketches of All Recognised Exhibition by Charles Henry Lane (1903)
"... III THE Belgian hare As far as I am aware, no variety of the Rabbit family has been so persistently " boomed," of late years, as the Belgian hare, ..."

7. Variation in Animals and Plants by Horace Middleton Vernon (1903)
"Heape could observe no sign in the Angora young of any Belgian hare strain, ... In this a Belgian hare doe was covered by a Belgian hare buck, ..."

8. Farmer's Cyclopedia of Live Stock by Earley Vernon Wilcox, Clarence Beaman Smith (1908)
"A few years ago considerable interest was stirred up in the Belgian hare as a ... This rapidly died out and at present little is heard of the Belgian hare. ..."

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