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

The ranch also may be home to threatened or endangered species, including Canada lynx, American marten, snowshoe hare and Gunnison’s prairie dog. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026

Like the Smokies, Allegheny National Forest boasts its own impressive roster of wildlife, including black bear, deer, foxes, wild turkeys, salamanders, beavers, and snowshoe hare. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026

Similar plant progressions occur by altitude on the mountains, along with the forest’s famed denizens, the wolf, coyote, moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare, tick, mosquito, midge, deerfly, and blackfly. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

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

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