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Meanings of polar hare in English

Portuguese
lebre-ártica

A large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter.

lebre-ártica
Usage of polar hare in English
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In the evening I got photos of a Polar Hare, the third we had seen.
The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search o...
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The martens, ermines, polar hares, musk-rats, and beavers literally swarmed upon the site of the former factory.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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Besides the caribous, there were also plenty of Polar hares, which formed an agreeable addition to the larder.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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The wolves came actually within musket-range of the enceinte to devour the martens and Polar hares, which were their only food.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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"True," said Lucien, "the Polar hare feeds upon willows, arbutus, and the Labrador tea-plant.
The Young Voyageurs: Boy Hunters in the North
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A great number of furred animals of all kinds were taken in the traps, and Sabine and Marbre killed a good many Polar hares.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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There were plenty of birds of the duck tribe; but only a few Polar hares, difficult of approach, poorly represented the rodents of the north.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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Whilst the carpenters were busy with hatchets, saws, and adzes, the hunters were eagerly hunting the reindeer and Polar hares, which abounded near the fort.
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
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