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arctic hare

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arctic hare
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large hare, Lepus arcticus, of the Canadian Arctic whose fur is white in winter
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Noun1.arctic hareArctic hare - a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter
Lepus arcticus, polar hare
genus Lepus, Lepus - type genus of the Leporidae: hares
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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His golden eagle hovers uncannily in mid-air on folded wings, one of its talons gratuitously piercing the bleeding eye of the white arctic hare in its grip.
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