Lagomorpha (redirected from Lagomorphs)

Lag`o`mor´pha    (lăg`ô`môr´få)

prop. n. p

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(Zool.) an order of rodent-like mammals, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas. They have four incisors in the upper jaw. Called also Duplicidentata. They were formerly classified together with the rodents, but the Rodentia and Lagomorpha are now classed as separate orders.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Lagomorpha - rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia order Lagomorpha animal order - the order of animals Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials Duplicidentata - in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals gnawing mammal, lagomorph - relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing family Leporidae, Leporidae - hares and rabbits family Ochotonidae, Ochotonidae - pikas and extinct forms