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lagomorphic — adjective /ˌlæɡəˈmɔɹfɪk/ a) Shaped like a hare b) Characteristic of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha … Wiktionary
lagomorphic — lag·o·mor·phic … English syllables
lagomorphic — adjective see lagomorpha * * * lagomorˈphic or lagomorˈphous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑lagomorph … Useful english dictionary
lagomorph — lagomorphic, lagomorphous, adj. /lag euh mawrf /, n. any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors. [1880 85; < NL Lagomorpha name of the order, equiv.… … Universalium
lagomorphous — See lagomorphic. * * * … Universalium
animal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Any living thing not a plant Nouns 1. animal, beast, brute, creature, living thing, creeping thing, dumb animal; fauna, animal kingdom; buck, bull, bullock; doe; domestic animal, draft animal; wild… … English dictionary for students
lagomorph — /ˈlægəmɔf/ (say laguhmawf) noun any of the Lagomorpha, an order of small to medium sized terrestrial mammals with teeth adapted to gnawing like the rodents, but having two pairs of upper incisors, and including the hares, rabbits, and pikas.… …
lagomorph — [lag′ə môrf΄] n. [< Gr lagōs, hare + MORPH] any of an order (Lagomorpha) of plant eating mammals characterized by a short tail and two pairs of upper incisors, one behind the other, and consisting of the rabbits, hares, and pikas lagomorphic… … English World dictionary
leporid — [lep′ə rid] n. pl. leporidae [li pôr′i dē΄] [< ModL Leporidae < L lepus (gen. leporis) hare, of Iberian Balearic orig. > Gr lebēris, Fr lapin] any of a family (Leporidae) of lagomorphic mammals, consisting of the hares and rabbits adj.… … English World dictionary
leporiform — ˈlepərəˌfȯrm, lə̇ˈpȯr adjective Etymology: Latin lepor , lepus hare + English iform : resembling a hare in form * * * leporiform, a. (ˈlɛpərɪfɔːm) [f. L. lepor(i) , lepus hare + form.] Having the form of a hare; … Useful english dictionary
