LAGOMORPH

lagomorph, gnawing mammal

(noun) relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lagomorph (plural lagomorphs)

A member of the mammalian taxonomic order, Lagomorpha, which includes hares, rabbits, and pikas.

Source: Wiktionary


Lag"o*morph, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Lagomorpha.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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