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Definition of Lepus townsendi
1. Noun. Largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepus Townsendi
Literary usage of Lepus townsendi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1905)
"lepus townsendi Bachman, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., VIII, Pt. I, 90-94, 1839.
Type locality.—Walla Walla, Washington. Range.—Plains of the Columbia, ..."
2. The Mammals of Colorado: An Account of the Several Species Found Within the by Edward Royal Warren (1910)
"lepus townsendi Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., p. 90 (1830).
Type locality.- -Old Fort Walla Walla, Washington. Measurements. ..."
3. The Mammals of Minnesota: A Scientific and Popular Account of Their Features by Clarence Luther Herrick (1892)
"73; US Geog. Surv. W. 100 Her., vol. v., p. 127. ALLEN, Monographs NA, Rodentia,
ii, US Geol. Surv. Terr., vol. xi, 1877. lepus townsendi BACHMAN, Journ. ..."
4. Bulletin (1892)
"lepus townsendi BACHMAN, Journ. Acad. NS Phila. viii, 1839, 90, PI. II; Townsend's
narrative, 1839. AUD. and BACH., Quad. NA, i, 1849, 25. ..."
5. Wild Animals of Glacier National Park: The Mammals, with Notes on by United States National Park Service, Vernon Bailey, Florence Merriam Bailey (1918)
"... coyotes occasionally prey upon them but often are unable to capture them,
either by stealth or in a test of speed. PRAIRIE JACK RABBIT ; lepus townsendi ..."
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