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单词 leporine
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leporine

[ lep-uh-rahyn, -rin ]
/ ˈlɛp əˌraɪn, -rɪn /

adjective Zoology.

of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.

Origin of leporine

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin leporīnus, equivalent to lepor- (stem of lepus “hare”) + -īnus -ine1

Words nearby leporine

lepidote, Lepidus, Lepontine Alps, leporid, leporide, leporine, lepothrix, Leppard, leppy, LEPRA, leprechaun
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Example sentences from the Web for leporine

  • As regards the nematodes of leporine rodents, probably the most important is Strongylus commutatus.

    Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
  • Leporine, lep′o-rīn, adj. pertaining to or resembling the hare.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for leporine

leporine
/ (ˈlɛpəˌraɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a hare

Word Origin for leporine

C17: from Latin leporīnus, from lepus hare
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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