| hare | 1. <zoology> A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepustimidus. The northern or varying hare of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare (Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called rabbits. 2. <astronomy> A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus. 3. <zoology> Hare kangaroo See Aplysia. Origin: AS. Hara; akin to D. Haas, G. Hase, OHG. Haso, Dan. Ae Sw. Hare, Icel. Hri, Skr. Aa. (06 Mar 1998) |
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| hare's eye | lagophthalmos |
| hare's-ear | <botany> An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium); so named from the shape of its leaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hare's-foot fern | <botany> A species of fern (Davallia Canariensis) with a soft, gray, hairy rootstock; whence the name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hare's-tail | <botany> A kind of grass (Eriophorum vaginatum). See Cotton grass, under Cotton. Hare's-tail grass, a species of grass (Lagurus ovatus) whose head resembles a hare's tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hare-hearted | Timorous; timid; easily frightened. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| harebell | <botany> A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers. Synonym: bluebell. Alternative forms: hairbell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| harefoot | 1. <zoology> A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; said of dogs. 2. <botany> A tree (Ochroma Laqopus) of the West Indies, having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's foot. 3. <botany> Harefoot clover, a species of clover (Trifolium arvense) with soft and silky heads. (06 Mar 1998) |
| hareld | <zoology> The long-tailed duck. See Old Squaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| harelip | <clinical sign, dermatology> A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of perpendicular division like that of a hare. (06 Mar 1998) |
| harem | 1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females in Mohammedan families. 2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio. Origin: Ar.haram, orig, anything forbidden of sacred, fr. Harama to forbid, prohibit Alternative forms: haram and hareem. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water hare | <zoology> A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States. Synonym: water rabbit, and swamp hare. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sea hare | <zoology> Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See Aplysia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| snowshoe hare virus | A member of the California group of arboviruses (family Bunyaviridae) causing fever, severe headache, and nausea in humans in North America. (05 Mar 2000) |