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MARSH HARE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida
Synonyms:
marsh hare; swamp rabbit; Sylvilagus palustris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("marsh hare" is a kind of...):
cottontail; cottontail rabbit; wood rabbit (common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks))