snowshoe hare

noun

: a hare (Lepus americanus) of northern North America with heavy fur on the hind feet and a coat that in most populations is brown in the summer but usually white in the winter

called also snowshoe rabbit, varying hare

Illustration of snowshoe hare

• 1 winter coat
• 2 summer coat

Examples of snowshoe hare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As for the spruce and birch forest model, several animals, such as the black bear, the moose and the snowshoe hare, call it home. —Shivani Vora, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

In the snow beside the boardwalk, snowshoe hare leave their tracks behind. —Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

Lynx numbers usually reflect the natural population fluctuations of their main prey species, the snowshoe hare. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

Travelers can go snowshoeing, marvel at frozen waterfalls, go sledding, cross-country skiing, and look for wildlife like the snowshoe hare, white-tailed ptarmigan, coyote, elk, and mule deer. —Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for snowshoe hare

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Kids Definition

snowshoe hare

noun

: a rather large hare of northern North America with heavily furred hind feet and a coat that is brown in summer but usually white in winter

called also snowshoe rabbit