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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia;
[syn: Lagomorpha, order Lagomorpha]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lagomorpha \Lag`o*mor"pha\ (l[a^]g`[-o]*m[^o]r"f[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lagw`s a hare + morfh` form.] (Zool.) an order of rodent-like mammals, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas. They have four incisors in the upper jaw. Called also Duplicidentata. They were formerly classified together with the rodents, but the Rodentia and Lagomorpha are now classed as separate orders. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Lagomorpha n 1: rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia [syn: Lagomorpha, order Lagomorpha]