Leporidae

plural noun

Le·​por·​i·​dae

ləˈpȯrəˌdē

: a family consisting of the hares and rabbits and with the pikas constituting the order Lagomorpha

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Lepor-, Lepus, type genus + -idae

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