"mountain hare" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mountain hares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mountain hare (plural mountain hares)
  1. A Eurasian species of hare, Lepus timidus, found mainly in tundra regions. Synonyms (Lepus timidus): alpine hare, blue hare, Irish hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare Translations (Lepus timidus): кӏайн пхьагал (kʼajn pḥʳagal) (Chechen), 雪兔 (xuětù) (Chinese Mandarin), aq tavşan (Crimean Tatar), sneeuwhaas [masculine] (Dutch), valgejänes (Estonian), metsäjänis (Finnish), lièvre variable [masculine] (French), თეთრი კურდღელი (tetri ḳurdɣeli) (Georgian), Schneehase [masculine] (German), Schneehäsin [feminine] (German), terwelu gunung (Indonesian), 雪兎 (yukiusagi) (alt: ユキウサギ) (Japanese), ақ қоян (aq qoän) (Kazakh), 고산토끼 (gosantokki) (Korean), خرگوش صحرایی کوهی (Persian), bielak [masculine] (Polish), за́яц-беля́к (zájac-belják) [masculine] (Russian), беля́к (belják) [masculine] (Russian), skoghare (Swedish), மலை முயல் (malai muyal) (Tamil), thỏ núi (Vietnamese), nifaliev (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-mountain_hare-en-noun-iXdR3X7m Disambiguation of 'Lepus timidus': 80 20 Disambiguation of 'Lepus timidus': 80 20
  2. (Canada, US) Any of various hares found in mountainous country, especially the snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus, and the white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendi). Tags: Canada, US Categories (lifeform): Hares
    Sense id: en-mountain_hare-en-noun-FSM4iWZw Disambiguation of Hares: 31 69 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chechen translations, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Chechen translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 7 93

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "belják",
      "sense": "Lepus timidus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "беля́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Lepus timidus",
      "word": "skoghare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "malai muyal",
      "sense": "Lepus timidus",
      "word": "மலை முயல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Lepus timidus",
      "word": "thỏ núi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "Lepus timidus",
      "word": "nifaliev"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mountain hare"
}

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