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Meanings of snowshoe hare in English
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lepus americanus Large large-footed North American hare; white in winter.
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Examples for "snowshoe rabbit"
Examples for "snowshoe rabbit"
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He came on a snowshoe rabbit and decided to take it.
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Squatted there, staring at him with big round eyes, was a huge snowshoe rabbit.
3
And leap by leap, like some pale frost wraith, the snowshoe rabbit flashed on ahead.
4
As the snowshoe rabbit breeds all the summer through, Baree found himself in a land of plenty.
5
The marmots had descended into their burros, the snowshoe rabbit hopped, a lonely figure in the desolation, through the drifts.
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Because his coat changes so, he is called the varying Hare.
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Reports, 1845; H. M. Vernon, Variation in Animals and Plants (London, 1903) F. H. Welch, ''Winter Coat in Lepus americanus,'' Proc.
Usage of snowshoe hare in English
1
The skin of a snowshoe hare peels easily off the carcass.
2
It shows the great bird's subtle plumage in exquisite detail, as it ascends above a rocky wilderness, gripping a snowshoe hare.
3
The cats are recognizable for well-furred paws that allow them to hunt in deep snow for their main prey, snowshoe hares.
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The elusive animals have long legs and large, well-furred paws, making them highly adapted for hunting in deep snow for their principal prey, snowshoe hares.