order Lagomorpha

order Lagomorpha
noun
rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
Syn: ↑Lagomorpha
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria
Member Meronyms:

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