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arctic hare

British

noun

a large hare, Lepus arcticus, of the Canadian Arctic whose fur is white in winter

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But at least one arctic hare traveled a record 388 kilometers.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 19, 2022

On that day, though, Mr. Charles was particularly excited about arctic hare; 30 had just been dropped off that morning.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2017

But as soon as he heard mention of an arctic hare, he rushed up and down all the burrow tunnels in search of Twitch, whom he of course could not find.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

It was the arctic hare that currently shared a burrow with Major Puff.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

“Oh, who will save her? Who will save the defenseless arctic hare about to be attacked and perhaps eaten by that fiend?”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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