Etymology

leporine

lep·or·ine
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Today it means: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a hare or a rabbit. Full definition →

Latin leporīnus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromleporīnus
  2. English todayleporine

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin leporīnus + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Leporīnus is derived from leporis (the genitive singular form of lepus (“hare”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The noun is derived from the adjective.

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