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leporine

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lep·o·rine  (lp-rn, -r-n)
adj.
Of or characteristic of rabbits or hares.
[Latin lepornus, from lepus, lepor-, hare.]
leporine [ˈlɛpəˌraɪn]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a hare
[from Latin leporīnus, from lepus hare]
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On Saturday nights, she sashays out in a party frock and perfume exuding all the scents of the East, but on Sunday she lights her briar pipe, before slapping her thighs and striding off to the moors in a pair of robust brogues, Donegal tweed breeches and a Norfolk jacket - a Gertrude Stein of the leporine world.
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