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Definition of Swamp hare

1. Noun. A wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swamp Hare

Literary usage of Swamp hare

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

1. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"Others call him the swamp hare. The latter is really the best name for him, because he is a true Hare. He lives in swamps instead of marshes, ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"The range of the swamp-hare extends in the cane-brakes of the Mississippi ... In color the swamp-hare resembles the common gray wood-rabbit. swamp-hen ..."

3. A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern States of America: Being an Account by Flack (1866)
"A swamp hare has been known to swim three times across a wide river when pursued by the dogs, and finally escape beneath one of these hollow roots. ..."

4. Journal Or the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1834)
"But the habits of the swamp hare differ even more from the Lepus Americanus, ... The swamp hare is altogether confined to low marshy grounds, and, ..."

5. A Natural History of the Mammalia by George Robert Waterhouse (1848)
"When chased by dogs the swamp hare runs with great swiftness, ... Audubon and Bachman refer to a specimen of the swamp hare (presented by them to the ..."

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