lagomorph
noun
lago·morph
ˈla-gə-ˌmȯrf 
: any of an order (Lagomorpha) of gnawing herbivorous mammals having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw one behind the other and comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas
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Arctic hares are the largest wild lagomorph — family of rabbits, hares and pikas — in the world.
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John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
According to Hayley Lanier, assistant curator for mammals at the Sam Noble Museum in Oklahoma and co-chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's lagomorph specialist group, the disease can cause up to 90% mortality.
—Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2021
Getting to that lunar lagomorph would prove tough, though.
—Sarah Scoles, WIRED, 14 May 2018
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John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
According to Hayley Lanier, assistant curator for mammals at the Sam Noble Museum in Oklahoma and co-chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's lagomorph specialist group, the disease can cause up to 90% mortality.
—Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2021
Getting to that lunar lagomorph would prove tough, though.
—Sarah Scoles, WIRED, 14 May 2018
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“Lagomorph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lagomorph. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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lagomorph
noun
lago·morph
ˈlag-ə-ˌmȯrf
: any of an order of plant-eating gnawing mammals having two pairs of incisor teeth in the upper jaw one behind the other and including the rabbits, hares, and pikas
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