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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A young hare less than one year old.

   "[…] Shall I die like a leveret, Without any resistance?—Help, help, help! I am slain!"

2. 2
   a young hare especially one in its first year wordnet

Synonyms

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buckbunnydoehareharelingjackrabbit

Example

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"The leveret runs in the steppe."

Etymology

From Middle English leveret(te), from Old French leveret, diminutive of lievre (“hare”), from Latin leporem, of obscure origin.

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