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Definition of Leporid
1. Noun. Rabbits and hares.
Generic synonyms: Gnawing Mammal, Lagomorph
Group relationships: Family Leporidae, Leporidae
Specialized synonyms: Coney, Cony, Rabbit, Hare
Definition of Leporid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any mammal of the family ''Leporidae''; the rabbits and hares ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leporid
1. a gnawing mammal [n -RIDS or -RIDAE]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leporid
Literary usage of Leporid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"There are only two families each of one existing genus—leporid. ... FAMILY leporid^—
THE HARES. " Three premolars above and two below; molars rootless, ..."
2. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"[Family leporid^.] THE HARE [Lepus timidus, Linn.]3. The oesophagus at the lower
part of the thorax, before it goes through the diaphragm, passes into a ..."
3. The Mammals of India: A Natural History of All the Animals Known to Inhabit by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1874)
"leporid^E, Hares. Syn. Duplici-dentata, Van der Hoeven. Upper incisors 4 in
number, there being two thin teeth placed behind the anterior and larger teeth. ..."
4. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"South America is richest in the number of species. The best-known North American
families are the rabbits and hares (leporid. ..."
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