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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELGIAN HARE

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Belgian hare is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BELGIAN HARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Belgian hare

Belgian Hare

The Belgian Hare is a fancy breed of domestic rabbit, that was developed through selective breeding to closely resemble the wild hare in physical appearance. Averaging 6 to 9 pounds in weight, the Belgian Hare is characterized by its long, slender body and agile legs that closely resemble those of a hare, and can live up to ten years or more.

Definition of Belgian hare in the English dictionary

The definition of Belgian hare in the dictionary is a large red breed of domestic rabbit.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BELGIAN HARE

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Synonyms and antonyms of Belgian hare in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Belgian hare» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELGIAN HARE

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Translator English - Chinese

比利时野兔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

liebre belga
570 millions of speakers

English

Belgian hare
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेल्जियम खरगोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأرنب البلجيكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бельгийский заяц
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lebre belga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেলজিয়ান খরগোশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lièvre belge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelentit Belgium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

belgischen Hasen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベルギーのノウサギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벨기에 토끼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Belgia kuping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thỏ Bỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெல்ஜியன் ஹாரே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेल्जियन खरंच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Belçikalı tavşanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lepre belga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Belgijska zając
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бельгійський заєць
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iepure belgian
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βελγική λαγός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Belgiese haas
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

belgisk hare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belgisk hare
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Belgian hare

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELGIAN HARE»

The term «Belgian hare» is used very little and occupies the 154.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELGIAN HARE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Belgian hare

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELGIAN HARE»

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Standard Poultry and Belgian Hare Book
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1901 Excerpt: ... Breeding.
Lewis Wright, 2009
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Report of the Third International Conference 1906 on ...
In my experiments the pure-bred ' Belgian Hare ' with a grey coat was crossed with the pure-bred ' White Angora ' with a white coat. In F, all the offspring had greycoats (see fig. 27). In F2 there were approximately nine grey : three black : four ...
William Wilks, Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain), 1809
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Experiment Station Work, LXVII: Screening Cabbage Seed Beds, ...
the Belgian hare is a rabbit not much superior to other kinds, the animal was unjustly condemned and execrated. As a consequence, the whole business of breeding domestic rabbits in the United States has for the past few years been much ...
Albert Hugh Bryan, Altus Lacy Quaintance, Andrew Delmar Hopkins, 1912
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Miscellaneous Publication
2? 1900- Belgian hare. Dayton, Ohio. m. v. 1. 1901. Belgian hare advocate. Chicago. m. v. 1, no. 1-10. Sept. 1900-June 1901// ; merged in National fanciers' journal, July 1901. DA. The Belgian hare advocate. Poneto. Ind. m. v. 1, no. 1-9? Mar.
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List of the agricultural periodicals of the United States ...
1-10. Sept. 1900-June 1901// ; merged in National fanciers' journal, July 1901. DA. The Belgian hare advocate. Poneto. Ind. m. v. 1, no. 1-9? Mar.?-Nov.? 1900. Not the same as the Chicago periodical of same name Belgian hare champion.
Stephen Conrad Stuntz, Emma Beatrice Hawks, 1941
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Farmers' Bulletin
The " rufous red " is not a distinct breed, but is merely a Belgian hare which conforms to the present American standard in size and deep color. The Belgian giant is a cross between the Belgian hare and the gray Flemish giant. It has a larger ...
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The Rabbit Handbook
Size: 6-9/2 pounds (2.7-4.3 kg) Color: Deep red of a tan or chestnut shade with a slate blue undercolor The Belgian Hare is long and narrow with a classic hare appearance. Despite its name, it is indeed a rabbit and not a hare. The flanks and  ...
Karen Gendron, 2000
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Small Animal Care and Management
... and arrived in the United States in 1888. The English are credited with the selective breeding that produced the modern Belgian Hare. Contrary to its name, the Belgian Hare is a true rabbit; it has the normal rabbit gestation period of thirty  ...
Dean Marvin Warren, 2002
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Stories Rabbits Tell
All that changed in the 1890s, a period known as the “Great Belgian Hare Era.” Like many fancy rabbits of the time, the Belgian Hare (which is actually a rabbit bred to look like a wild hare) was developed in Belgium as a meat rabbit, but, after ...
Susan E. Davis, Margo DeMello, 2003
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Variation in Animals and Plants.
Heape could observe no sign in the Angora young of any Belgian hare strain, and the Belgian hare voung showed no likeness to their foster-brothers. In a subsequent paper,* Heape records another successful experiment. In this a Belgian ...
H.M. Vernon, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELGIAN HARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Belgian hare is used in the context of the following news items.
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My Passion: Breeding livestock is a little bit like architecture
... most small species of livestock and we've been very fortunate to have Best in Show wins with mice, rats, Belgian hare rabbits, cats and dogs. «Yorkshire Post, May 15»
2
A Rabbit's for the House, Not Just the Garden
Indoors with us our two (a male Dutch dwarf and a female who we think is a probably a Belgian hare/dwarf lop cross) have all manner of ... «Huffington Post UK, May 15»
3
Mark Cooper watched dog die after it was savaged while hunting …
Mr Brown said: "Mr Cooper was given advice after a single Belgian hare was seen in a hutch with no water. "The water bottle was empty and ... «Hull Daily Mail, Apr 15»
4
These amazing pictures reveal what it takes to win a rabbit show
"When posed, the Belgian Hare should plant its front legs ruler-straight, so it gives no appearance of having an ankle. This rabbit shows a slight ... «Business Insider, Apr 15»
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Find the perfect pair in need of a home at Exeter's RSPCA
Initially shy rabbits Liquorice and Cinnamon are loveable outdoor rabbits who need plenty of space because they are Belgian Hare/ Rex ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Mar 15»
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Meet the Chicken Wing-Eating Rabbits That Live Next to a Gowanus …
She even has some that are miniature versions of the Belgian hare but have the velvety fur of the Rex rabbit — an unusual combination, ... «DNAinfo, Dec 14»
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Grandmother's Belgian hare-raising glory
Grandmother's Belgian hare-raising glory. An industrious grandmother in Chirega Village has turned the gift of a pair of hares from her son into ... «The Zimbabwean, Dec 14»
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Jack Hanna Wows Crowd
... prehensile-tailed porcupine, kinkajou (or honey bear), hornbill owl, mongoose, sloth, Belgian Hare, Eurasian eagle-owl and Syberian lynx. «Greeneville Sun, Oct 14»
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Rabbit wheelchairs and dog pacemakers: Crowdfunding to pay vet …
Eighteen-month-old Belgian hare Atticus has a neurological condition which means he is unable to walk. Ms Taylor said she has turned to ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
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Cotton-tailed competitors doing some show stealing at Spruce …
There's also a rare Belgian hare in the mix this weekend. “There's only about 10 in Canada — it's one of the rarer breeds out there,” Greening ... «Calgary Sun, Jun 14»

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