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Meaning of "leporine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEPORINE

From Latin leporīnus, from lepus hare.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEPORINE

leporine  [ˈlɛpəˌraɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEPORINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leporine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LEPORINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leporine

Lagomorpha

The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae and the Ochotonidae. The name of the order is derived from the Greek lagos and morphē. There are about eighty species of lagomorph, which include thirty species of pika, twenty species of rabbits and cottontails, and thirty species of hares.

Definition of leporine in the English dictionary

The definition of leporine in the dictionary is of, relating to, or resembling a hare.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEPORINE


acarine
ˈækəˌraɪn
anserine
ˈænsəˌraɪn
atherine
ˈæθəˌraɪn
azurine
ˈæzjʊəˌraɪn
catarrhine
ˈkætəˌraɪn
estuarine
ˈɛstjʊəˌraɪn
extrauterine
ˌɛkstrəˈjuːtəˌraɪn
monorhine
ˈmɒnəˌraɪn
otarine
ˈəʊtəˌraɪn
passerine
ˈpæsəˌraɪn
piperine
ˈpɪpəˌraɪn
pulverine
ˈpʌlvəˌraɪn
riverine
ˈrɪvəˌraɪn
saccharine
ˈsækəˌraɪn
tichorrhine
ˈtaɪkəˌraɪn
Turnverein
ˈtɜːnvəˌraɪn
uterine
ˈjuːtəˌraɪn
viperine
ˈvaɪpəˌraɪn
vomerine
ˈvəʊməˌraɪn
vulturine
ˈvʌltʃəˌraɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEPORINE

lepidopteran
lepidopterist
lepidopterology
lepidopteron
lepidopterous
lepidosiren
lepidote
Lepidus
Lepontine Alps
leporid
Leporis
Leppard
LEPRA
leprechaun
leprechaunish
lepromatous
leprosaria
leprosarium
leprose
leproserie

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEPORINE

Catherine
chlorine
chondrophorine
chorine
cyclosporine
doctrine
euchlorine
exocrine
fluorine
helleborine
Katherine
marine
organochlorine
shrine
signorine
submarine
urine
victorine
vitrine
wolverine

Synonyms and antonyms of leporine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leporine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEPORINE

Find out the translation of leporine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leporine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leporine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

leporine
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leporino
570 millions of speakers

English

leporine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खरगोश की जाति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جذامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заячий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leporino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leporine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lépreux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leporin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leporine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

leporine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

leporine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leporine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về thỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முயல் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लवचिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tavşangillere ait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leporino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leporine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заячий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leporine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

leporine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leporine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leporine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leporine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leporine

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPORINE»

The term «leporine» is used very little and occupies the 180.010 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPORINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leporine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leporine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPORINE»

Discover the use of leporine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leporine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Connective Tissue Cells—Advances in Research and ...
leporine. articular. chondrocytes. and. meniscus. cells. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Biotech Business Week — Research findings on Connective Tissue Cells are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating ...
‎2013
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Exogenous Stimulation of Meniscus Cells for the Purpose of ...
Leporine MCs are generally expanded in monolayer until sufficient cell numbers are obtained prior to embarking on a tissue engineering study.229 An unintended consequence of this is the dedifferentiation of MCs towards a fibroblast-like ...
Najmuddin Juzer Gunja, 2009
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Acute-Phase Proteins—Advances in Research and Application: ...
University. of. Lodz: Structures. of. bovine,. equine. and. leporine. serum. albumin . By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hematology Week — Investigators publish new report on Biological Crystallography. According to news reporting ...
‎2013
4
Lore of Leporine: The Curse from the City
This debut science fiction fantasy is a post apocalyptic dreamscape in which intellectually mutated rabbits rule the earth and one lone hare has a chance to make a difference.
April Young, 2009
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General zoology, or, Systematic natural history, by G. Shaw ...
LEPORINE SEAL. Phoca Leporlna. P. velkre suberecta, molli, albido. Seal with white, soft, suberect fur. Leporine Seal. Pennant Quadr. p. 277. THIS species exceeds the length of six feet, and is a native of the seas about Iceland ; being found ...
George Shaw, James Francis Stephens, 1800
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The Activity of Being
But it could no more be an instructive definition of motion than leporine is the realization of what is able to be leporine qua able to be leporine could be an instructive definition of leporine. Secondly, the suggestion that the realization to which ...
Aryeh Kosman, 2013
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Quite Literally: Problem Words and how to Use Them
If 'hare' means anything in this context, it suggests a fast-scoring batsman, so the following is as nonsensical as it is possible to be: Hoggard may be leporine when it conies to batting (batting at no 11 he had scored 17 out of a last- wicket stand ...
Wynford Hicks, 2004
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Arctic Zoology...
... l6o Leporine - - '61 hooded - -- - 16: harp - - 1 6 3 rubbon - - - 16; Urfine - - ib. ' its curious history - 167 Leonine - - '72 its history - - 17 3 chace by the Kamtschatkans - 17; Sheep, wild - - iz chace of -- - 1 3 tame of lceland - - ib. tame as high as ...
Thomas Pennant, 1785
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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
Description of Cnrnonsovs, a new Genus of Leporine Illammalia. By E. Burn, Curator of the Asiatic Society's Museum.- With two plates. In the 'Bengal Sporting Magazine,' for August I843, p. I31, Mr. Pearson has described " animal by the name ...
Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India), 1845
10
Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
Most living leporids (Oryctolagus, Sylvilagus, Caprolagus, Lepus) present the leporine p3 pattern. No transitional populations are known whose p3 transformed from palaeolagine to leporine type. In contrast, two morphologically intermediate  ...
Paulo C. Alves, Nuno Ferrand, Klaus Hackländer, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEPORINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leporine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mariner High's art students take beauty to the bus stop
Another junior, Addy Gaona, 17, had painted the leporine nose of the bus, and Chavez needed to complete its transformation into something ... «HeraldNet, May 15»
2
John Byrne on art, faith, fatherhood ... and mortality
The leporine assailant even has a name: Thistle. "A total sweetheart," he adds. And, somewhere within that famously bushy beard, he grins. «Herald Scotland, May 15»
3
Nelson-Atkins folk art exhibit showcases art by the people, for the …
With those half-comforting, half-menacing leporine eyes gazing into the viewer's soul, one can easily imagine a frightened child refusing to ride ... «Kansas City Star, Apr 15»
4
NYC rabbit owners compete in bunny beauty pageant
... 36% of American homes, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Only 1.2% of U.S. homes have a leporine presence. «New York Daily News, Mar 15»
5
Rinko Kikuchi on bunnies, the Mako Mori test, and Kumiko The …
With the aid of a translator, Kikuchi talked about her leporine co-star, playing a prickly character like Kumiko, Mako Mori's Tumblr fan base, and ... «A.V. Club, Mar 15»
6
Utah hears of danger of dope-crazed rabbits if marijuana legalised
Leporine marijuana abuse was so severe, Fairbanks said, that “one of them refused to leave us, and we took all the marijuana around him, but ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
7
The Rabbits: opera based on John Marsden and Shaun Tan's …
The whole sequence is adapted from one of Tan's double-page illustrations, showing leporine urban planners with an image of their ideal city. «The Australian, Feb 15»
8
D. Wilson Art Pottery & Design
They provide a showcase for Wilson to display talent and personality among his leporine subjects. Wilson finds inspiration in fashion and ... «Hartford Courant, Oct 14»
9
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart reveals she has flying robot ... to take …
What an enlightened monarch like Louis XIV could have achieved in the field of leporine pastry ornamentation if he'd only had a drone is too ... «The Independent, Jul 14»
10
MoMA Design Store celebrates the spirit of crowdfunding
I can see this leporine-inspired hook (named after Frank the Bunny from "Donnie Darko?") adding a cheery pop of color —and functionality ... «Mother Nature Network, May 14»

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