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Definition of Lepus
1. Noun. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba.
2. Noun. Type genus of the Leporidae: hares.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Leporidae, Leporidae
Member holonyms: Hare, European Hare, Lepus Europaeus, Jackrabbit, Arctic Hare, Lepus Arcticus, Polar Hare
Definition of Lepus
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a rabbit. It lies south of the constellation Orion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepus
Literary usage of Lepus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"Vertical range, from near sea level in Rhode Island up to over 4000 feet in the
Adirondacks of New York; zonal range, Canadian. *lepus americanus ..."
2. Journal Or the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1834)
"[ ] ADDITIONAL NOTE ON THE GENUS lepus. On further reflection, and on an ...
I would, therefore, propose for this species the name of lepus sylvaticus. ..."
3. A Manual of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1905)
"lepus cuniculus, side view of skeleton with outline of body 492 298. ...
lepus cuniculus, longitudinal vertical section of brain . 518 312. lepus cuniculus ..."
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