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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Water hare

/wôt'-ẽr hĕr/ · Wa·ter hare · IPA
01 A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also water rabbit, a…
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    A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also water rabbit, and swamp hare.(Zool.) Also: water rabbit, swamp hare