leporine
lep·or·ine
заячий, кролячий
заячий, кроличий
Hasen-, Kaninchen-
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a hare or a rabbitOf, relating to, or characteristic of a hare or a rabbit.
UK/ˈlɛpəɹaɪn/US/ˈlɛpəˌɹaɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(also, figuratively, not comparable)Of, relating to, or characteristic of a hare or a rabbit.
His leporine ears perked up at the mention of dessert.
Hasen-, Kaninchen-
за́ячийzájačij, кро́личийkróličij
за́ячийzájačyj, зая́чийzajáčyj, кроля́чийkroljáčyj
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit:
Русский
By meaning 1
of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit:
Origin
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin leporīnus + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin leporīnus + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Leporīnus is derived from leporis (the genitive singular form of lepus (“hare”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).
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