Lepus

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Lepus

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Borrowed from Latin lepus (“rabbit, hare”).

proper noun

A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a rabbit. It lies south of the constellation Orion.

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name winter constellation of the northern sky

Español	Lepus
한국어	토끼자리 Tokkijari
日本語	兎座 Usagiza
中文	天兔座 Tiāntùzuò
Français	Lièvre
Deutsch	Hase
Ελληνικά	Λαγωός Lagoós
Русский	Заяц Zajac

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"Lepus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lepus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Lepus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lepus

Chicago

"Lepus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lepus.

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@misc{lepus_2026,
  title = {Lepus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lepus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}