arctic hare

British

noun

a large hare, Lepus arcticus, of the Canadian Arctic whose fur is white in winter

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It was the arctic hare that currently shared a burrow with Major Puff.

From Literature

“Oh, who will save her? Who will save the defenseless arctic hare about to be attacked and perhaps eaten by that fiend?”

From Literature

But as soon as he heard mention of an arctic hare, he rushed up and down all the burrow tunnels in search of Twitch, whom he of course could not find.

From Literature

But at least one arctic hare traveled a record 388 kilometers.

From Science Magazine

Mountain hares - a sister species to the Arctic hare - died out in England during the last ice age.

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