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lep·o·rine

 (lĕp′ə-rīn′, -ər-ĭn)
adj.
Of or characteristic of rabbits or hares.

[Latin leporīnus, from lepus, lepor-, hare.]
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leporine

(ˈlɛpəˌraɪn)
adj
(Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling a hare
[C17: from Latin leporīnus, from lepus hare]
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lep•o•rine

(ˈlɛp əˌraɪn, -rɪn)

adj.
of or resembling a rabbit or hare.
[1650–60; < Latin leporīnus=lepor-, s. of lepus hare + -īnus -ine1]
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One of the notable features of the current catalogue is the index checklist, which divides the animals on display into the following categories: "Figurative," "Equine," "Cervine," "Feline," "Bovine," "Ursine," "Avian," "Reptilian," "Elephantine," "Canine," "Leporine," and "Primates." I may have missed one or two, but you get the idea.
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