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Hare Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hare? [n] 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 [n] flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [v] run quickly; "He hared down the hill" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hare: rabbit Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hare: aardvark \| aardwolf \| alpaca \| Angora goat \| anteater \| antelope \| antelope chipmunk \| aoudad \| apar \| Arctic fox \| armadillo \| arrow \| ass \| aurochs \| badger \| bandicoot \| bassarisk \| bat \| bear \| beaver \| Belgian hare \| bettong \| binturong \| bison \| black bear \| black buck \| black cat \| black fox \| black sheep \| blue darter \| blue fox \| blue streak \| bobcat \| brown bear \| brush deer \| brush wolf \| buck \| buffalo \| buffalo wolf \| bunny \| burro \| burro deer \| cachalot \| Caffre cat \| camel \| camelopard \| cannonball \| capybara \| carabao \| caribou \| carpincho \| cat \| catamount \| cat-a-mountain \| cattalo \| cavy \| chamois \| cheetah \| chevrotain \| chinchilla \| chipmunk \| cinnamon bear \| coon \| coon cat \| cotton mouse \| cotton rat \| cottontail \| cougar \| courser \| cow \| coyote \| coypu \| dart \| deer \| deer tiger \| dingo \| doe \| dog \| donkey \| dormouse \| dromedary \| eagle \| echidna \| eland \| electricity \| elephant \| elk \| ermine \| express train \| eyra \| fallow deer \| ferret \| field mouse \| fisher \| fitch \| flash \| flying phalanger \| foumart \| fox \| fox squirrel \| gazelle \| gemsbok \| genet \| giraffe \| glutton \| gnu \| gnu goat \| goat \| goat antelope \| gopher \| greased lightning \| greyhound \| grizzly bear \| ground squirrel \| groundhog \| guanaco \| guinea pig \| hamster \| harnessed antelope \| hartebeest \| hedgehog \| hippopotamus \| hog \| horse \| hyena \| hyrax \| ibex \| Indian buffalo \| jackal \| jackass \| jackrabbit \| jaguar \| jaguarundi \| jerboa \| jerboa kangaroo \| jet plane \| kaama \| kangaroo \| kangaroo mouse \| kangaroo rat \| karakul \| kinkajou \| kit fox \| koala \| Kodiak bear \| lapin \| lemming \| leopard \| leopard cat \| leporide \| leveret \| light \| lightning \| lion \| llama \| lynx \| mammoth \| mara \| marmot \| marten \| mastodon \| meerkat \| mercury \| mink \| mole \| mongoose \| moose \| mouflon \| mountain goat \| mountain lion \| mountain sheep \| mouse \| mule \| mule deer \| muntjac \| musk deer \| musk hog \| musk-ox \| muskrat \| musquash \| nilgai \| nutria \| ocelot \| okapi \| onager \| oont \| opossum \| otter \| ounce \| ox \| pack rat \| painter \| panda \| pangolin \| panther \| peccary \| peludo \| phalanger \| pig \| pine mouse \| platypus \| pocket gopher \| pocket mouse \| pocket rat \| polar bear \| polar fox \| polecat \| porcupine \| possum \| pouched rat \| poyou \| prairie dog \| prairie wolf \| pronghorn \| puma \| quicksilver \| rabbit \| raccoon \| rat \| red deer \| red squirrel \| reindeer \| rhinoceros \| rocket \| roe \| roe deer \| roebuck \| sable \| scared rabbit \| serval \| sheep \| shot \| shrew \| shrew mole \| sika \| silver fox \| skunk \| sloth \| snowshoe rabbit \| springbok \| squirrel \| stoat \| streak \| streak of lightning \| striped snake \| suslik \| swallow \| swamp rabbit \| swine \| takin \| tamandua \| tamarin \| tapir \| tarpan \| tatou \| tatou peba \| tatouay \| thought \| thunderbolt \| tiger \| tiger cat \| timber wolf \| torrent \| tree shrew \| urus \| Virginia deer \| vole \| wallaby \| warthog \| water buffalo \| waterbuck \| weasel \| wharf rat \| whistler \| white fox \| wild ass \| wild boar \| wild goat \| wild ox \| wildcat \| wildebeest \| wind \| wolf \| wolverine \| wombat \| wood rat \| woodchuck \| woolly mammoth \| yak \| zebra \| zebu \| zoril See Also \| Arctic hare \| cottontail \| cottontail rabbit \| European hare \| European rabbit \| game \| genus Lepus \| hare \| hare \| jackrabbit \| leporid \| leporid mammal \| Lepus \| Lepus americanus \| Lepus arcticus \| Lepus europaeus \| leveret \| Old World rabbit \| Oryctolagus cuniculus \| polar hare \| rabbit \| run \| snowshoe hare \| snowshoe rabbit \| varying hare \| wood rabbit Hare In Webster's Dictionary \Hare\, v. t. [Cf. {Harry}, {Harass}.] To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry. [Obs.] --Locke. \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso, Dan. [ae] Sw. hare, Icel. h?ri, Skr. ?a?a. ?.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is {Lepustimidus}. The northern or varying hare of America ({L. Americanus}), and the prairie hare ({L. campestris}), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called {rabbits}. 2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. {Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit. {Hare kangaroo} (Zo["o]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size and color, {Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior. {Jumping hare}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Jumping}. {Little chief hare}, or {Crying hare}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Chief hare}. {Sea hare}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Aplysia}.

Hare Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hare?

[n] 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
[n] flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
[v] run quickly; "He hared down the hill"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hare: rabbit

Hare In Webster's Dictionary

\Hare\, v. t. [Cf. {Harry}, {Harass}.]
To excite; to tease, or worry; to harry. [Obs.] --Locke.


\Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,
Dan. [ae] Sw. hare, Icel. h?ri, Skr. ?a?a. ?.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind
   legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid
   animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its
   fecundity.

Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European
      hare is {Lepustimidus}. The northern or varying hare of
      America ({L. Americanus}), and the prairie hare ({L.
      campestris}), turn white in winter. In America, the
      various species of hares are commonly called {rabbits}.

2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and
   under the foot of Orion; Lepus.

{Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called
   hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of
   paper to indicate their course, being chased by the
   others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.

{Hare kangaroo} (Zo["o]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo
   ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size
   and color,

{Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or
   sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it
   when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.

{Jumping hare}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Jumping}.

{Little chief hare}, or {Crying hare}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Chief
   hare}.

{Sea hare}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Aplysia}.

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