Main Entry: ¹hare

Pronunciation: \ˈher\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural hare or hares

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hara; akin to Old High German haso hare, Sanskrit śaśa, Old English hasu gray

Date: before 12th century

: any of various swift long-eared lagomorph mammals (family Leporidae and especially genus Lepus) that are usually solitary or sometimes live in pairs and have the young open-eyed and furred at birth — compare rabbit 1a