lepus californicus

1. 1.

   the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail

   Synonymsblacktail jackrabbit

   Broaderjackrabbit

Questions about lepus californicus

What does lepus californicus mean?

lepus californicus means "the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail".

What is another word for lepus californicus?

Close synonyms include blacktail jackrabbit. 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 lepus californicus a common word?

lepus californicus 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.