genus Lepus

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Related to genus Lepus: European hare

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genus Lepus - type genus of the Leporidae: hares

Lepus

mammal genus - a genus of mammals

family Leporidae, Leporidae - hares and rabbits

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

European hare, Lepus europaeus - large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter

jackrabbit - large hare of western North America

Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus, polar hare - a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter

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Hares (family Leporidae, genus Lepus), although genetically related, are physically larger and are primarily hunted as food in large parts of Europe (>5 million hares annually) (4).

Hepatitis E Virus Infection in European Brown Hares, Germany, 2007-2014

Phylogeny and genetic diversity of Italian species of hares (genus Lepus).

Studies on the Hair Characteristics of European Hare, Lepus europaeus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) in Turkey