leporine

English

Etymology

Latin lepus (“hare”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛpəɹaɪn/

Adjective

leporine (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit.
His leporine ears perked up at the mention of dessert.

Synonyms

see rabbitlike

Translations

of a hare or rabbit

Finnish: jänis- (fi), jänisten, kani- (fi), kanien (of or relating to); jänis mäinen, kani mainen (resembling)

Russian: за́ячий (ru) (zájačij) (of a hare), кро́личий (ru) (króličij) (of a rabbit)

Anagrams

preen oil, rope line

Italian

Adjective

leporine

feminine plural of leporino

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