"Lepus" meaning in English

See Lepus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lepus (“rabbit, hare”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:lepus<t:rabbit, hare>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "rabbit, hare", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lepus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Lepus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Lepus"> Borrowed from Latin lepus (“rabbit, hare”). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lepus
  1. (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a rabbit. It lies south of the constellation Orion. Derived forms: Leporis Translations (winter constellation of the northern sky): Λαγώς (Lagṓs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 天兔座 (Tiāntùzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Leporo (Esperanto), Jänis (Finnish), Lièvre [masculine] (French), Lebre (Galician), Hase [masculine] (German), Λαγωός (Lagoós) [masculine] (Greek), an Giorria [masculine] (Irish), 兎座 (Usagiza) (Japanese), Қоян (Qoyan) (Kazakh), 토끼자리 (Tokkijari) (Korean), Lepus [masculine] (Latin), Haas [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), Hoos [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), Arnab (Malay), خرگوش (xarguš) (Persian), Zając [masculine] (Polish), Заяц (Zajac) (Russian), Lepus (Spanish)
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