Etymology

sea hare

Today it means: Any member of the order Aplysiamorpha or Anaspidea, large marine gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein. Full definition →

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The story

From their marine habitat and a pair of rhinophores that resemble a rabbit's ears.

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