| 单词 | rock hare |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrock hare rock hare n. (a) the scrub hare, Lepus saxatilis, found on rocky hills in southern Africa (now rare); (b) any of three hares constituting the genus Pronolagus, having reddish legs and endemic to rocky country in southern and eastern Africa. ΚΠ 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 268 L. Saxatilis. (Rock Hare.) Reddish-gray; under parts white. 1889 Science 15 Feb. 131/2 In the bottom of the pocket were the fresh remains of several squirrels, rock-hares, and other small animals. 1918 S. H. Skaife Animal Life 254 The rock hare, or kol haas, is similar in appearance to the Cape hare, but it is larger and found only on hill tops. 1964 Jrnl. Parasitol. 50 774/2 The black (or Liukiu) rabbit, Pentalagus furnessi..[is] related to Pronolagus..of southern Africa (‘rock hare’). 2005 Jrnl. Mammal. 86 961/1 In Africa, rocky habitat is home to rock and bush hyrax (Procavia and Heterohyrax), rockhares (Pronolagus), and dassie rats. < as lemmas |
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