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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEPUS

New Latin, from Latin: hare.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEPUS

Lepus  [ˈlɛpəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEPUS

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pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
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Lepus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEPUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lepus

Hare

Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. A hare less than one year old is called a leveret. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare, and three species known as red rock hares. Hares are very fast-moving animals; the European brown hare is able to run at speeds of up to 56 km/h. The five species of jackrabbit found in central and western North America are able to run at 64 km/h, and can leap up to 3m at a time. They live solitarily or in pairs, while a "drove" is the collective noun for a group of hares. A common type of hare in Arctic North America is the snowshoe hare, replaced farther south by the black-tailed jackrabbit, white-tailed jackrabbit, and other species. Normally a shy animal, the European brown hare changes its behavior in spring, when hares can be seen in daytime chasing one another; this appears to be competition between males to attain dominance. During this spring frenzy, hares can be seen "boxing"; one hare striking another with its paws.

Definition of Lepus in the English dictionary

The definition of Lepus in the dictionary is a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Orion and Columba.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEPUS


Apus
ˈeɪpəs
campus
ˈkæmpəs
compass
ˈkʌmpəs
corpus
ˈkɔːpəs
encompass
ɪnˈkʌmpəs
hippocampus
ˌhɪpəʊˈkæmpəs
lupus
ˈluːpəs
multipurpose
ˌmʌltɪˈpɜːpəs
octopus
ˈɒktəpəs
off-campus
ˌɒfˈkæmpəs
Olympus
əʊˈlɪmpəs
on-campus
ˈɒnˌkæmpəs
opus
ˈəʊpəs
platypus
ˈplætɪpəs
purpose
ˈpɜːpəs
repurpose
riːˈpɜːpəs
rhizopus
ˈraɪzəʊpəs
Scopus
ˈskəʊpəs
tapas
ˈtæpəs
trespass
ˈtrɛspəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEPUS

Lermontov
lernaean
Lerner
lerp
Lerwick
Les Cayes
Les Six
lesbian
lesbianism
lesbic
lesbo
Lesbos
lese-majesty
lesion
Lesotho

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEPUS

artocarpus
carpus
eohippus
euripus
grampus
habeas corpus
hippus
intercampus
magnum opus
Mount Olympus
Mount Scopus
Oedipus
pappus
pithecanthropus
Priapus
pus
rumpus
streptocarpus
writ of habeas corpus
xenopus

Synonyms and antonyms of Lepus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Lepus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEPUS

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Translator English - Chinese

天兔座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lepus
570 millions of speakers

English

Lepus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Lepus
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

Lepus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Lepus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lepus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Lepus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lepus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lepus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lepus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

兎座
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토끼 자리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lepus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Lepus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழி முயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुष्ठरोगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lepus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lepus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lepus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Lepus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lepus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Lepus
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Lepus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Lepus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Lepus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lepus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPUS»

The term «Lepus» is regularly used and occupies the 92.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEPUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPUS»

Discover the use of Lepus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lepus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Development of a quantification method for European brown ...
The stock of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus PALLAS, 1778) is declining since decades, in Germany as well as in other European countries.At the same time,the occurrence of European brown hares is a new phenomenon in urban areas.
Regina Schulze, 2012
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Lepus: The Story of a Hare
Max paused at some thistles, near which Lepus had chinned some broken stalks of ragwort; and then, quite suddenly, Max saw the hare as he sat watching the speckled dog hunting his scent. Max froze to a point, as immobile and lifeless as a ...
D. Brian Plummer, 2000
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Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation ...
L. melainus L. coreanus L. yarkandensis L. sinensis Figure 4.7 Distribution map of the Korean hare Lepus coreanus, Man- churian black hare L. melainus, Chinese hare /,. sinensis and Yarkand hare L. yarkandensis tions (Kim and Kim 1974).
Joseph A. Chapman, John E. C. Flux, 1990
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lepus alba Lepus aquilonius Lepus argenteogrisea Lepus astaricus Lepus biarrnicus Lepus borealis Lepus campestris Lepus campicola Lepus caspicus Lepus caucasicus Lepus cinereus Lepus connori Lepus coronatus Lepus creticus ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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Land Mammals of Oregon
[Lepus] americanus Erxleben, 1 :330. Lepus Washington! Baird, 7:333. Lepus bairdii Hay den, 3:115. [Lepus americanus] var. Washingtoni: Allen, 17:431. 18996. Lepus klamathensis Merriam, 16:100. 1934. Lepus bairdii oregonus Orr, 15:152.
B. J. Verts, Leslie N. Carraway, 1998
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Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation
Lepus callotis, 242, 298, 302, 397 Lepus capensis, 4, 14, 15, 17, 66, 67, 69—81, 233, 242, 398 Lepus castroviejoi, 247, 298, 302, 397 Lepus comus, 397 Lepus coreanus, 397 Lepus corsicanus, 6, 14, 15, 65, 76, 302, 398 Lepus europaeus, 4,  ...
Paulo C. Alves, Nuno Ferrand, Klaus Hackländer, 2007
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Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and ...
Ecologie du lievre d'Amerique, (Lepus americanus struthopus, Bangs) dans la region de Quebec. B.S. Thesis, Laval University, Quebec City, QC. Aldous, C. M. 1936. Food habits of Lepus americanus phaeonotus. Journal of Mammalogy ...
George A. Feldhamer, Bruce C. Thompson, Joseph A. Chapman, 2003
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Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle ...
The Porcupine Cave Fauna from Colorado Anthony D. Barnosky. FIGURE 9.11 Lepus sp. (hare or jackrabbit), DMNH 42147, gnawed long bone fragment from Mark's Sink. (SEM photograph by Louis H. Taylor.) ...
Anthony D. Barnosky, 2004
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New Perspectives on Pleistocene Biochronology and Biotic ...
R p3 1.3 1.6 2N 3E 100-105 cmbd 1865 Ochotonidae R p3 - - 1N 2E 65-70 cmbd fragment 1866 Sylvilagus or Lepus sp. R p3 2.9 3.1 1N 3E 25-60 cmbd; Wall Scrapings 1867 Sylvilagus or Lepus sp. R p3 3.4 3.2 1N 3E 45-70 cmbd; Wall ...
Christopher Nathan Jass, 2007
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Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
Lepus americanus cascadensis and Lepus americanus washingtoni, now probably also Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi:: sqewáth, sqiqewóthel < sqewáth, sqwiqweyóthel. Lepus americanus cascadensis and Lepus americanus washingtoni, ...
Brent Douglas Galloway, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEPUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lepus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Insects Wreak Havoc in Stung
... as other goofy giant creature movies like Ananconda, The Fly, and one of my favorites, 1972's Night of the Lepus (read: giant mutant rabbits!) ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
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Why Do We Call Them the 'Dog Days' of Summer?
The ancient Greeks thought of the constellation Canis Major as a dog chasing Lepus, the hare. The star Sirius is the dog's nose; the Greeks ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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How to See The Scorpion in July's Night Sky
When Orion was placed in the sky with his two faithful hunting dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor) and the hare they were chasing (Lepus), ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
4
Those rascally rabbits: protecting your plants from Keller's hungry …
Rabbits are on the rampage, taking over the city — it's like a scene from the 1972 B-movie thriller, Night of the Lepus, where giant mutated ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jun 15»
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Iridium NEXT Set to Begin Deployment This Year
An Iridium flare passing through the constellations Orion and Lepus. Image credit: David Dickinson. And though the path to commercial viability ... «Universe Today, Jun 15»
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Card Street Fire grown to 2000 acres; officials order more evacuations
“This includes Lepus Avenue, Arlene Avenue, Zenith Street, Caffyn Avenue, and Anetta Street.” Ahlberg said existing evacuation areas are still ... «KTUU.com, Jun 15»
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Bravest Hare On Earth Charges Into Avalanche In Amazing Footage
While many people have referred to the feisty little animal as a rabbit, Krempels said that he was likely a mountain hare. Latin name? Lepus ... «The Dodo, Jun 15»
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Watch a mountain hare run through an avalanche
This is not a rabbit — it's most likely a mountain hare, Lepus timidus, a Eurasian relative of North America's snowshoe hare. While a human ... «Mother Nature Network, Jun 15»
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Ancient El Niños And Bunny Booms
... the brush rabbit, and Sylvilagus audubonii, the desert cottontail - and one species of hare, Lepus californicus, the black-tailed jackrabbit. «Science 2.0, Jun 15»
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JS Harry was one of Australian poetry's great transgressors. Source …
In 1983 she conceived of Peter Henry Lepus, a philosopher rabbit of insatiable curiosity whose adventures would encourage readers to “look at ... «The Australian, Jun 15»

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