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LEPORID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rabbits and hares
Synonyms:
leporid; leporid mammal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("leporid" is a kind of...):
gnawing mammal; lagomorph (relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leporid"):
coney; cony; rabbit (any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food)
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)
Holonyms ("leporid" is a member of...):
family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)
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