Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The Brazilian hare, Lepus brasiliensis, the only South American representative of its tribe. It is a small species, resembling the common wood-rabbit or molly-cottontail of the United States. See cut in next column.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A small South American hare (Lepus Braziliensis).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A small South American hare (Lepus braziliensis).

Etymologies

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Brazilian.

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Examples

  • Praeguseks on aga selge kaks asja: Carlo Giuliani tapeti "erikuuliga" ning tema tapja ei ole selge.

    tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2007

  • The forest rabbit, or tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), is commonly eaten in its native habitat, which extends from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.

    14 Domestic Rabbit 1991

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