Organisms

Hares

The genus Lepus, in the family Leporidae, order LAGOMORPHA. Hares are born above ground, fully furred, and with their eyes and ears open. In contrast with RABBITS, hares have 24 chromosome pairs.

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Abstract

The genus Lepus, in the family Leporidae, order LAGOMORPHA. Hares are born above ground, fully furred, and with their eyes and ears open. In contrast with RABBITS, hares have 24 chromosome pairs.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Lepus
  • Hare
  • Jackrabbits
  • Jackrabbit

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with BELGIAN HARE see RABBITS

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Lagomorpha (1974-2002)
  • Rabbits (1964-1974)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.968w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hares. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D034621. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D034621
  2. Hares. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare
  3. Hares. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46076