Lepus

American  

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

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Leporis

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

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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

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

From National Geographic • Jul. 10, 2015

In The Night of the Lepus, Janet Leigh is hungrily eyed by 1,500 mad, mutant rabbits, photographed so that they appear six feet tall.

From Time Magazine Archive

"We trained them in California to associate food with clicking sounds, so that they would head in any direction you clicked from," says Lepus Producer A.C.

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

Ella and Brigit found Jason outside the Lepus dormitory.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton