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LEPUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Leporidae: hares
Synonyms:
genus Lepus; Lepus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lepus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "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 ("Lepus" is a member of...):
family Leporidae; Leporidae (hares and rabbits)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
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