1. of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit
Usage: formal or technical; often used in zoology and anatomy

Examples

• The leporine features of the animal included long ears and powerful hind legs.
• Scientists studied the leporine skeleton to understand the evolutionary adaptations of rabbits.
• The creature's leporine gait allowed it to move swiftly across the meadow.
• Leporine teeth continue to grow throughout the animal's lifetime.
• The artist captured the leporine grace of the hare in her sculpture.