Type genus of the Leporidae: hares.
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Examples for "Lepus"
Examples for "Lepus"
1Below Orion is Lepus, the Hare, a small constellation containing some remarkable doubles.
2This is remarkable, as Gervais gives seven as the number for the whole genus Lepus.
3The gods surrounded Orion with celestial animals for him to hunt; Lepus, the rabbit, and Taurus, the bull.
4A single fragment of the bone of a hare (Lepus timidus) has been found at Moosseedorf.
5Even its Latin name, bestowed in 1759 by the great Swedish scientist Carl Linneaus, reflects its watchful nature: Lepus timidus.
1This is remarkable, as Gervais gives seven as the number for the whole genus Lepus.
Translations for genus lepus