| 单词 |
leporine |
| 释义 |
leporine, a. and n.|ˈlɛpəraɪn| [ad. L. leporīnus, f. lepor-, lepus hare: see -ine1.] A. adj. Pertaining to a hare or hares; of the nature or form of a hare; lagomorphic. † leporine seal: perh. Phoca barbata (Fabr.).
1656Blount Glossogr., Leporine, of or pertaining to an Hare. 1781Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds II. 523 Leporine Seal, Phoca Leporina..S[eal] with fur, soft as that of a hare, upright and interwoven. 1855Mayne Expos. Lex., Leporinus, hare-like; leporine; but chiefly applied to denote resemblance to the mouth of the hare. 1877Coues & Allen N. Amer. Rod. 44 The large, leporine, grooved-incisor species of South America. B. n. = leporide.
1862Melbourne Leader 13 Sept. 13 The bill of fare included..leporine, which is betwixt hare and rabbit. |
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