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arctic hare

(Animals) a large hare, Lepus arcticus, of the Canadian Arctic whose fur is white in winter

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Arctic 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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