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LEPUS CALIFORNICUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepus californicus mean? 

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS (noun)
  The noun LEPUS CALIFORNICUS has 1 sense:

1. the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tailplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LEPUS CALIFORNICUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

blacktail jackrabbit; Lepus californicus

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

jackrabbit (large hare of western North America)


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