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Lepus

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Le·pus  (lps)
n.
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Orion and Columba.
[Latin, from lepus, hare.]
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Noun1.Lepus - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba
2.Lepus - type genus of the Leporidae: hares
genus Lepus
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Leporidae, Leporidae - hares and rabbits
hare - swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
European hare, Lepus europaeus - large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter
jackrabbit - large hare of western North America
Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, polar hare - a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter


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The French naturalists have considered the black variety a distinct species, and called it Lepus Magellanicus.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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