genus lepus

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   type genus of the Leporidae: hares

   SynonymsLepus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofLeporidae

Questions about genus lepus

What does genus lepus mean?

genus lepus means "type genus of the Leporidae: hares".

What is another word for genus lepus?

Close synonyms include Lepus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus lepus a common word?

genus lepus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.