Definition of "leporine" in English

adjective

1. (chiefly mammalogy, also figuratively) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a hare or a rabbit.

   • His leporine ears perked up at the mention of dessert.

noun

1. Synonym of leporid (“any mammal of the family Leporidae: the hares and rabbits”).

2. (historical) A supposed hybrid between a hare and a rabbit, now known not to exist; a leporide.