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scrub hare

scrub hare noun: lepus saxatilis, a hare found in southern Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. The fur on the dorsal side is grizzled-gray with small black spots; on the ventral side, it is all white.

Noun

scrub hare (plural scrub hares)

  1. Lepus saxatilis, a hare found in southern Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. The fur on the dorsal side is grizzled-gray with small black spots; on the ventral side, it is all white.

Forms of scrub hare

pluralscrub hares

Questions about scrub hare

What does scrub hare mean?
Scrub hare means lepus saxatilis, a hare found in southern Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. The fur on the dorsal side is grizzled-gray with small black spots; on the ventral side, it is all white.
What part of speech is scrub hare?
Scrub hare is a noun.
What is the plural of scrub hare?
The plural of scrub hare is scrub hares.

Words near scrub hare in the dictionary

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  2. scrub down
  3. scrub fowl
  4. scrub gun
  5. scrub guns
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  8. scrub in
  9. Scrub Island
  10. scrub jay
  11. scrub jays

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