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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
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Opossum, skunk, weasel, porcupine, snowshoe hare and woodchucks No season limits, bag limits, size limits or possession limits, but a license is required.
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Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2017
One by one, a snowshoe hare, snowy owl, arctic fox and others take shelter under his warm tent-like coat.
—Jan Brett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
To search for the answer, Sheriff and his coauthors scoured data from 6 decades' worth of snowshoe hare population data.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2015
In a study published in September, wildlife researchers studying ecosystems around Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park found that GEDI data improved their modeling of coyote, red squirrel, and snowshoe hare habitat.
—Bygabriel Popkin, science.org, 2 Nov. 2022
When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path, a snowshoe hare has crossed your trail.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022
Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
Boonstra knew that during the decline phase of the snowshoe hare cycle, the great majority of hares are killed by predators.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
When snowshoe hare numbers are high, lynx often have more kittens, Taras said.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2021
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Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2017
One by one, a snowshoe hare, snowy owl, arctic fox and others take shelter under his warm tent-like coat.
—Jan Brett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
To search for the answer, Sheriff and his coauthors scoured data from 6 decades' worth of snowshoe hare population data.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2015
In a study published in September, wildlife researchers studying ecosystems around Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park found that GEDI data improved their modeling of coyote, red squirrel, and snowshoe hare habitat.
—Bygabriel Popkin, science.org, 2 Nov. 2022
When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path, a snowshoe hare has crossed your trail.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022
Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
Boonstra knew that during the decline phase of the snowshoe hare cycle, the great majority of hares are killed by predators.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
When snowshoe hare numbers are high, lynx often have more kittens, Taras said.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2021
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circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
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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
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