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A large rabbit-like animal.

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Usage examples (33)
  • The old fable of the hare and the tortoise is just as good now, and just as true, as when it was first written.
  • OF all the animals in the forest the hare is the wisest, and the animals all know this.
  • All those pictures are beautiful, but he picture of the beagles and the hare is my favorite.
  • And maybe, just maybe, the tale of the tortoise and the hare is true.
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  • A "hare" (a large rabbit) can have very soft and valuable "hair" (the furry outgrowth of the body).
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