hare

English

/hɛɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
  • The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English hare derived from Old English hara (hare) derived from Proto-Germanic *hasô (hare), *haswaz (grey) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂s-, *ḱh₂s-én-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱeh₂s-, *ḱh₂s-én-

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