varying hare

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var·y·ing hare

(vâr′ē-ĭng, văr′-)
n.
See snowshoe hare.
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snow′shoe hare`


n.
a large-footed North American hare, Lepus americanus, that is white in winter and dark brown in summer. Also called snow′shoe rab`bit, varying hare.
[1885–90]
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Noun1.varying hare - large large-footed North American harevarying hare - large large-footed North American hare; white in winter
Lepus americanus, snowshoe hare, snowshoe rabbit
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
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In Arctic North America [1] the Indians catch the Varying Hare by walking spirally round and round it, when on its form: the middle of the day is reckoned the best time, when the sun is high, and the shadow of the hunter not very long.
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Cottontail rabbits, varying hare and ruffed grouse are among the more popular winter species.
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The dusky varying hare is transformed into a white-furred snowshoe hare, the better to elude predators.
Winter New Yorkers
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