leporidæ

pl. [Lat. lep us, gen it. lep or ( is ); fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] 1. Zool .: Hares and rabbits. A family of Rodent i a. They have six rootle molars on each side of the upper and five in the lower jaw, each molar being divided into lobes by transverse folds of enamel. The skull is compre ed, the ears long, the surface of the cheeks covered with short hair, the clavicles imperfect, the fore limbs with five and the hind ones with four toes, the soles of the feet hairy throughout. They are diffused throughout the world. [LEPUS.] 2. Palæont .: They have not been found earlier than the Pliocene. lep-õr-Ine, a . [Latin leper in us , from lep us (gen it. leporis )=a hare.] Of or pertaining to a hare; having the nature of a hare.