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mountain hare en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A Eurasian hare of species Lepus timidus, found mainly in tundra regions.
   • Mountain hares reproduce quickly, with each female having three litters of two or three pups between February and September. 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 264:
   • The new livery features the native mountain hare and its predator the eagle, reflecting the wildlife of the mountain most known for their speed and agility. 2023 April 5, “News in pictures: New livery adorns Cairngorm funicular”, in RAIL, number 980, page 28:
2. (Canada, US) Any of various hares found in mountainous country, especially a snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) or a white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendi).

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Synonyms

alpine hare, blue hare, Irish hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare

Translations (22)

et valgejänes (Lepus timidus) · pl bielak (Lepus timidus) · de Schneehäsin (Lepus timidus) · ru за́яц-беля́к (Lepus timidus) · ko 고산토끼 (Lepus timidus) · fa خرگوش صحرایی کوهی (Lepus timidus) · vi thỏ núi (Lepus timidus) · ja 雪兎 (Lepus timidus) · crh aq tavşan (Lepus timidus) · ru беля́к (Lepus timidus) · id terwelu gunung (Lepus timidus) · ka თეთრი კურდღელი (Lepus timidus) · de Schneehase (Lepus timidus) · ce кӏайн пхьагал (Lepus timidus) · fr lièvre variable (Lepus timidus) · sv skoghare (Lepus timidus) · cmn 雪兔 (Lepus timidus) · fi metsäjänis (Lepus timidus) · ta மலை முயல் (Lepus timidus) · kk ақ қоян (Lepus timidus) · vo nifaliev (Lepus timidus) · nl sneeuwhaas (Lepus timidus)