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