hare
Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
Other meanings
The meat from this animal.
The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.
Kinds of hare
- polar hare
- snowshoe hare
Word history
From Old English "hara".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hare” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.