leporid

leporid
/lep"euh rid/, n., pl. leporidae /li pawr"i dee', -por"-/, adj.
n.
1. an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Leporidae.
[ < NL Leporidae name of the family, equiv. to Lepor-, s. of Lepus the type genus (L: hare) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID2]

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