GENUS LEPUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lepus mean? 

• GENUS LEPUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS LEPUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Leporidae: hares

  Familiarity information: GENUS LEPUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LEPUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Leporidae: hares

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lepus; Lepus

Hypernyms ("genus Lepus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lepus"):

hare (swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes)

European hare; Lepus europaeus (large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter)

jackrabbit (large hare of western North America)

Arctic hare; Lepus arcticus; polar hare (a large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter)

Holonyms ("genus Lepus" is a member of...):

family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)