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Meanings of mountain hare in английском

русский
lepus timidus
португальский
lebre-da-montanha
испанский
liebre variable
каталонский
llebre de les neus
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Species of mammal.

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        lepus timidus
        Usage of mountain hare in английском
        1
        The troopers soon gained on him, though he ran like a mountain hare.
        Hunted and Harried
        2
        She knew her way as well as any mountain hare.
        The Waters of Edera
        3
        She lay beneath him, chest heaving, caught like a mountain hare in a trap.
        Celtic fire
        4
        He might as well have chased a mountain hare.
        In the Track of the Troops
        5
        The mountain hare can turn white in extremely cold winters, but it moults back to its summer coat.
        The Irish Times
        6
        But the real prize is the trio of creatures that turn white in winter: ptarmigan, mountain hare and stoat.
        The Guardian
        7
        They say that ptarmigan and mountain hares are to be found there.
        Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication
        8
        There are chamois and roe deer and big mountain hares along these heights.
        In Secret
        9
        Likewise mountain hares are in steep decline, as are rabbits.
        The Guardian
        10
        Mountain hares carry ticks that affect grouse, so are killed.
        The Guardian
        11
        Heather and moss predominate, and if you're lucky you'll see curlew and lapwing or England's only mountain hares.
        The Guardian
        12
        Then I noticed another, and another, until there were about 20 mountain hares, all basking in the winter sun.
        The Guardian
        13
        "Later," the Coyote went on, "they found a deer occasionally and mountain hares.
        The Trail Book
        14
        Russian media report that a shortage of mountain hares has caused the migration of the wolves from their normal hunting grounds.
        Radio NZ
        15
        Mountain hares' coat for example changes from a russet brown to white or grey colour in winter, it helps hide them in the mountain snow.
        BBC
        Translations for mountain hare
        каталонский
        llebre de les neuslepus timidus