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mountain hares

mountain hares is the plural of mountain hare.

Meaning of mountain hare

Noun

mountain hare (plural mountain hares)

  1. A Eurasian hare of species Lepus timidus, found mainly in tundra regions.
    • Mountain hares reproduce quickly, with each female having three litters of two or three pups between February and September.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 264
    Synonyms:
    alpine hare, blue hare, Irish hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare
  2. (Canada, US) Any of various hares found in mountainous country, especially a snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) or a white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendi).

Questions about mountain hares

What is mountain hares the plural of?
Mountain hares is the plural of mountain hare.

Words near mountain hares in the dictionary

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  9. mountain hickory
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