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Little chief hare   /lˈɪtəl tʃif hɛr/   Listen
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Hare  n.  
1.
(Zool.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European hare is Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare (Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America, the various species of hares are commonly called rabbits.
2.
(Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of paper to indicate their course, being chased by the others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.
Hare kangaroo (Zool.), a small Australian kangaroo (Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size and color,
Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or sow thistle; so called because hares are said to eat it when fainting with heat.
Jumping hare. (Zool.) See under Jumping.
Little chief hare, or Crying hare. (Zool.) See Chief hare.
Sea hare. (Zool.) See Aplysia.





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"Little chief hare" Quotes from Famous Books



... it, and you will see plainly that the squeak is made by this tiny creature, like a quarter-grown Rabbit with short, round, white-rimmed ears and no visible tail. This is the curious little animal that cannot be happy anywhere but in the slide rock; this is the Calling Hare. "Little Chief Hare" is its Indian name, but it has many others of much currency, such as "Pika," and "Starved Rat," the latter because it is never fat. The driver calls it a "Coney," or "Rock Rabbit." In its colour, size, shape, and habits it differs from all other creatures in the ...
— Wild Animals at Home • Ernest Thompson Seton
... mistake not," continued Lucien, "they are the species known among the Indians of the prairie as the 'little chief hare.' They may be a different variety, though, for there are several species of these small hares found in the Rocky Mountains, and the prairies that lie around them. They are very rare. I wish we could get the skin of one. I am sure papa ...
— The Boy Hunters • Captain Mayne Reid


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