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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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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.
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.
See text. 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: 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.
HARE meaning: 1. an animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears 2. to run or go very…. Learn more.
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. any of a large group of swift mammals (order Lagomorpha) of the same family (Leporidae) as the rabbits, with long ears, soft fur, a cleft upper lip, a short tail, and long, powerful hind legs: it differs from a rabbit in that it is larger, does not burrow, and has furry, active young.
hare noun. Meaning & use. 1.a. Old English–. A rodent quadruped of the genus Lepus, having long ears and hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. The common hare of Great Britain and Europe ( L. timidus ), is a timid, watchful, and very swift animal.
HARE meaning: an animal like a large rabbit that can run very fast and has long ears. Learn more.
