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Lepus

American  
[lep-uhs, lee-puhs] / ˈlɛp əs, ˈli pəs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Leporis

  1. the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.

Lepus British  
/ ˈlɛpəs, ˈliː- /

noun

  1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Orion and Columba

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Etymology

Origin of Lepus

From Latin

Example Sentences

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The ancient Greeks thought of the constellation Canis Major as a dog chasing Lepus, the hare.

From National Geographic • Jul. 10, 2015

Caput e foramine extraxit, aliquamdiu meditatus est, deinde caput iterum immisit et dixit: 'Quaeso bona venia, die mihi: ubi est Lepus?'

From Time Magazine Archive

For that matter, Hoagland notes, Bugs Bunny was less obviously a member of the genus Lepus than were such precursors as Peter and Br'er Rabbit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Caput ergo iterum in foramen inseruit et dixit: 'Heus, Lepus, esne tu?'

From Time Magazine Archive

Ella and Brigit found Jason outside the Lepus dormitory.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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