lagomorph

Example Sentences

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At the time, Washington had a few native lagomorphs — pikas in the mountains, pygmy rabbits in the sagebrush — but no S. floridanus.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022

Scientists are worried that RHDV2 could threaten the riparian brush rabbit population, along with other rare or endangered species of lagomorphs.

From Scientific American • Apr. 15, 2022

And as for “Roger Rabbit,” do you really want your source material about L.A.’s electric streetcar system to come from a cast of animated lagomorphs?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2021

The guinea pigs in their cage listen; they chew on their timothy hay, raise their heads; they worry about Hazel, though they are rodents and not lagomorphs.

From New York Times • May 15, 2018

Despite this fault of the key to the lagomorphs, it, and the accompanying account, I hope, will aid workers who need to identify kinds of lagomorphs and to know about their geographic distribution.

From A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)