swamp hare
- noun
- /swɑmp hɛr/
- US
:
conejo de pantano
- The swamp hare inhabits the densely vegetated wetlands of the southeastern United States.
Examples
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Biologists conducted a survey to estimate the population size of the local swamp hare.
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Many swamp hares can be found in Florida.
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Despite its name, the swamp hare is actually more closely related to rabbits than to true hares.
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The swamp hare is known for its long ears.
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Biologists conducted a survey to estimate the population size of the local swamp hare.
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The swamp hare inhabits the densely vegetated wetlands of the southeastern United States.
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Despite its name, the swamp hare is actually more closely related to rabbits than to true hares.
Synonyms
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5.2
A small rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white tail
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2.0
A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur and a white underside to its tail
A large rabbit that lives in swamps and wet lowlands in the southeastern United States
A large rabbit that lives in marshes and swims well in the southeastern United States
A large rabbit that lives in swamps and marshes in the southern United States
A small rabbit that lives in marshes along the southeastern United States coast
A small rabbit that lives in wet coastal marshes in the southeastern United States
A small North American rabbit with grey or brown fur found in woods
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a hare that lives in swamps' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'swamp' (wetland) with 'hare' (a long-eared mammal). This noun-modifier pattern (place + animal) is a regular, compositional construction found across languages and should be immediately comprehensible to B1 learners who know both words.
Etymology
Swamp hare paints a simple picture: the word swamp shows its wet home and hare shows it looks like a 'rabbit'. So the name means a rabbit-like animal that lives in wet, low areas.