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Leporidae

Leporidae

9.3
A group of animals that includes rabbits and hares
  • noun
  • /ˌlɛpəˈraɪdi/
  • Specialized
: Leporidae
  • The Leporidae family includes both hares and rabbits.

Examples

  • The Leporidae family is distinguished by its members' long ears and strong hind legs.

  • Rabbits and hares, which belong to the Leporidae, are found on almost every continent.

  • Researchers studied several species in the Leporidae to understand their evolutionary history.

  • Did you know that the Leporidae family is diverse?

  • Rabbits and hares, which belong to the Leporidae, are found on almost every continent.

  • Researchers studied several species in the Leporidae to understand their evolutionary history.

  • The Leporidae family is distinguished by its members' long ears and strong hind legs.

Surface Forms

Leporidae singular
Leporidaes plural

Morphology

Leporidae = leporid (opaque) = lepor + idae

Formed by a Latin taxonomic stem plus the scientific family suffix '-idae', which is technical and not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Leporidae comes from the Latin lepus, meaning 'hare', plus the ending -idae, used for animal family names. So Leporidae simply means the 'hare family', which is why it names the group of rabbits and hares.