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A young hare especially one in its first year
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leveret
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n. A young hare.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"young hare," early 15c., from Old French levrat , diminutive of levre (12c., Modern French lièvre ) "hare," from Latin lepore , from lepus .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a young hare especially one in its first year
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Leveret may refer to: A young hare less than one year old HMS Leveret , a name given to several ships of the Royal Navy Leveret , an English folk group comprising Andy Cutting , Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron Tu Er Shen or The Leveret Spirit, a Chinese deity ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leveret \Lev"er*et\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[e^]t), n. [F. levraut, dim. of li[`e]vre hare, L. lepus. Cf. Leporine .] (Zo["o]l.) A hare in the first year of its age.
Usage examples of leveret.
This was a roasted leveret, very strong of the fumet, which happened to be placed directly under his nose.
He whipped it back with an oath, while she tore herself free and slipped behind Alleyne, cowering up against him like the trembling leveret who sees the falcon poising for the swoop above him.