arctic hare

noun

A North-American hare of species Lepus arcticus, that is white, usually year round, found in the Arctic.

Similar
polar hareLepus arcticus
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Meanings

arctic hare1

nounarctic hare (plural arctic hares)

plural arctic hares

  1. A North-American hare of species Lepus arcticus, that is white, usually year round, found in the Arctic.

Arctic hare2

nounArctic hare (countable and uncountable, plural Arctic hares)

plural Arctic hares

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of arctic hare.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large hare of northern North America; it is almost completely white in winter

Similar
polar hareLepus arcticus
Broader
hare

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque erbi artiko
  • erbi artikoLepus arcticus
Catalan llebre polar
  • llebre polarLepus arcticus
Czech zajíc polární
  • zajíc polárníLepus arcticus
Danish polarhare
  • polarhareLepus arcticus
Dutch poolhaas
  • poolhaasLepus arcticus
Esperanto Arkta leporo
  • Arkta leporoLepus arcticus
Finnish napajänis
  • napajänisLepus arcticus
French lièvre arctique
  • lièvre arctiqueLepus arcticus
German Polarhase
  • PolarhaseLepus arcticus
Greek αρκτικός λαγός
  • αρκτικός λαγός (arktikós lagós)Lepus arcticus
Hungarian sarki nyúl
  • sarki nyúlLepus arcticus
Icelandic pólhéri
  • pólhériLepus arcticus
Irish giorria an Artaigh
  • giorria an ArtaighLepus arcticus
Italian lepre artica
  • lepre articaLepus arcticus
Korean 북극토끼
  • 북극토끼 (bukgeuktokki)Lepus arcticus
Latvian polārzaķis
  • polārzaķisLepus arcticus
Lithuanian arktinis kiškis
  • arktinis kiškisLepus arcticus
Malay kelinci artik, arnab kutub
  • kelinci artikLepus arcticus
  • arnab kutubLepus arcticus
Norwegian Bokmål polarhare, grønlandshare
  • polarhareLepus arcticus
  • grønlandshareLepus arcticus
  • hvithareLepus arcticus
  • snøhareLepus arcticus
Polish zając polarny
  • zając polarnyLepus arcticus
Portuguese lebre ártica
  • lebre árticaLepus arcticus
Romanian iepure arctic
  • iepure arcticLepus arcticus
Russian аркти́ческий беля́к
  • аркти́ческий беля́к (arktíčeskij belják)Lepus arcticus
Slovak zajac polárny
  • zajac polárnyLepus arcticus
Spanish liebre ártica
  • liebre árticaLepus arcticus
Swedish polarhare
  • polarhareLepus arcticus
Thai กระต่ายอาร์กติก
  • กระต่ายอาร์กติก (grà-dtàai àak-dtìk)Lepus arcticus
Turkish kutup tavşanı
  • kutup tavşanıLepus arcticus
Cite this entry
APA

arctic hare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20hare

MLA

“arctic hare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20hare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arctic hare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctic%20hare.

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