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Meanings of Lepus in English
Synonyms
Examples for "jackrabbit"
Examples for "jackrabbit"
1
But why, in all mammaldom, would a jackrabbit need a spring-loaded belly?
2
The jackrabbit was a pest, but the cottontail was worth getting.
3
I felt his heart stumble and then jackrabbit under my palm.
4
A jackrabbit burst out of a clump of sage and went bounding off.
5
A jackrabbit jumped from bush to bush and ran north on the trail.
Usage of Lepus in English
1
Below Orion is Lepus, the Hare, a small constellation containing some remarkable doubles.
2
This is remarkable, as Gervais gives seven as the number for the whole genus Lepus.
3
The gods surrounded Orion with celestial animals for him to hunt; Lepus, the rabbit, and Taurus, the bull.
4
A single fragment of the bone of a hare (Lepus timidus) has been found at Moosseedorf.
5
Even its Latin name, bestowed in 1759 by the great Swedish scientist Carl Linneaus, reflects its watchful nature: Lepus timidus.
6
He has licensed five months of this cruel and discredited blood sport, despite claiming to be a keen admirer of Lepus Timidus Hibernicus.
7
An adult male hare (Lepus brachyurus angustidens) was discovered in a moribund condition in the bush in the mountains of Aomori prefecture in Japan.
8
Reports, 1845; H. M. Vernon, Variation in Animals and Plants (London, 1903) F. H. Welch, ''Winter Coat in Lepus americanus,'' Proc.
9
Lepus = Julius Hare, author of "Guesses at Truth."
10
LEPUS.-Oneof the southern constellations, placed near Orion, according to Grecian fable, because it was one of the animals which he hunted.
Translations for Lepus