Leporine
/ˈlɛpəˌraɪn/noun
Relating to or resembling a hare or rabbit.
Did you know?The root behind *leporine* also gave English *lepus*, the hare’s scientific name, linking a modern adjective to an ancient Roman word for a creature tied to speed, fertility, and lunar folklore.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lepus-
“A hare or rabbit-like animal”
Latin
LA
lepus, leporis
“A hare”
Late Latin
LL
leporīnus
“Of or belonging to a hare”
16th Century
English
leporine
“Hare-like; resembling a hare”
Modern English
English
leporine
“Relating to or resembling a hare or rabbit”