"snowshoe hare" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snowshoe hares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowshoe hare (plural snowshoe hares)
  1. (zoology) A North American hare (Lepus americanus) that has large, furry feet; its fur is white in winter and brown in summer. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Hares Synonyms: snowshoe rabbit Derived forms: snowshoe hare virus Translations (Lepus americanus): lumikenkäjänis (Finnish), америка́нский беля́к (amerikánskij belják) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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