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Definition of Lagomorpha

1. Noun. Rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia.

Definition of Lagomorpha

1. n. pl. A group of rodents, including the hares. They have four incisors in the upper jaw. Called also Duplicidentata.

Medical Definition of Lagomorpha

1. An order comprising two families, ochotonidae and leporidae, 13 genera, and 69 species. It has a natural range covering most of the world's major land masses. Head and body length ranges from about 125 mm to 750 mm. Hares and rabbits have a short tail, and the pikas lack a tail. The fur is long, soft, and fine in pikas and usually thick and soft in rabbits and hares. All are vegetarians. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Lagomorpha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... space existing between the alveoli of the incisors and the molar teeth, and (except in lagomorpha) by the antero-posteriorly elongated glenoid cavity. ..."

2. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"However, for some time they have been classified in the separate order lagomorpha, because they have six incisor teeth, rather than four, as the rodents ..."

3. Wild Animals of Glacier National Park: The Mammals, with Notes on by United States National Park Service, Vernon Bailey, Florence Merriam Bailey (1918)
"... of* embryos in females collected for specimens is usually four or five, and apparently but one- litter is raised in a season. Order lagomorpha: ..."

4. A Manual of the Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals by Thomas Henry Huxley (1895)
"The student will find the Rabbit, one of the lagomorpha,, to be a conveniently-sized and easily-obtained subject for study. The following are the most ..."

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