order Lagomorpha

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

order Lagomorpha - rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia 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