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- Dictionaryhare/hɛː/
noun
- 1. a fast-running, long-eared mammal that resembles a large rabbit, having very long hind legs and typically found in grassland or open woodland.
verb
- 1. run with great speed: British "he hared off between the trees"
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Hare - Wikipedia. Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus Lepus. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The genus includes the largest lagomorphs.
HARE definition: 1. an animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears 2. to run or go very…. Learn more.
The meaning of HARE is any of various swift, gnawing, herbivorous, usually shy lagomorph mammals (family Leporidae and especially genus Lepus) that have long ears, short tails, and powerful long hind legs, are usually solitary or sometimes live in pairs, have the young open-eyed and furred at birth, and live in aboveground nests.
to run or go very quickly, usually in an uncontrolled way: hare off I saw her haring off down the road after Molly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of hare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) hare | Intermediate English. noun [ C ] us / heər /
Hare definition: any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.. See examples of HARE used in a sentence.
Hares are animals that are closely related to rabbits but larger, with longer ears and hind legs. Remember the overconfident animal that lost a race against a tortoise in Aesop's famous fable? That was a hare!
Definition of hare noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1.variable noun. A hare is an animal like a rabbit but larger with long ears, long legs, and a small tail. Hare is the flesh of this animal eaten as food. 2.verb. If you hareoff somewhere, you go there very quickly. [British, informal] ...an over-protective mother who keeps haring off to ring the babysitter. [VERB adverb/preposition]
HARE definition: an animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears. Learn more.
any solitary leporid mammal of the genus Lepus, such as L. europaeus ( European hare). Hares are larger than rabbits, having longer ears and legs, and live in shallow nests (forms)
