Genus Lepus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Leporidae: hares.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Lepus consists of nearly 30 species of long-legged mammals in the family Leporidae.
- Hares and some rabbits are members of the genus Lepus in the order Lagomorpha.
- In biology the term Lepus refers to a genus in the family Leporidae commonly known as hares.
- A recent genetic study shed new light on the systematics and evolutionary relationships of the genus Lepus.
- The taxonomic classification of genus Lepus shows varied hares found in the Northern Hemisphere and parts of Africa and Asia.