Snowshoe (disambiguation) — Snowshoe can refer to *Snowshoe, a type of footwear. *Snowshoe, Michigan, a town in Michigan, USA. *Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, a town in Pennsylvania, USA. *Snowshoe, West Virginia, a town in West Virginia, USA. **Snowshoe Mountain, a ski resort… … Wikipedia
snowshoe hare — n. [from its broad feet, which are heavily furred in winter] a large hare (Lepus americanus) of N North America whose coloration changes from brown in summer to white in winter: also snowshoe rabbit … English World dictionary
Snowshoe Hare — Taxobox name = Snowshoe HareMSW3 Hoffmann | pages = 195] status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 status ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Lagomorph Specialist Group | year = 1996 | id = 41273 | title = Lepus americanus | downloaded = 2006 05 06… … Wikipedia
snowshoe rabbit — noun large large footed North American hare; white in winter • Syn: ↑snowshoe hare, ↑varying hare, ↑Lepus americanus • Hypernyms: ↑hare * * * noun Etymology: so called from the large, heavily furred feet in winter pelage … Useful english dictionary
Hare — Jackrabbit and Jack rabbit redirect here. For other uses, see Jackrabbit (disambiguation). Lepus redirects here. For other uses, see Lepus (disambiguation). For other uses, see Hare (disambiguation). Hares European Hare (Le … Wikipedia
snowshoe hare — a large footed North American hare, Lepus americanus, that is white in winter and dark brown in summer. Also called snowshoe rabbit, varying hare. [1885 90] * * * or snowshoe rabbit or varying hare Northern North American species (Lepus… … Universalium
Snowshoe — Snowshoes, sometimes colloquially referred to as webs, are footwear for walking over snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person s foot doesn t sink completely into the snow, a quality… … Wikipedia
hare — harelike, adj. /hair/, n., pl. hares, (esp. collectively) hare, v., hared, haring. n. 1. any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping. 2. any of… … Universalium
snowshoe hare — noun large large footed North American hare; white in winter • Syn: ↑snowshoe rabbit, ↑varying hare, ↑Lepus americanus • Hypernyms: ↑hare … Useful english dictionary
snowshoe hare — noun Date: circa 1890 a hare (Lepus americanus) of northern North America with heavy fur on the hind feet and a coat that in most populations is brown in the summer but usually white in the winter called also snowshoe rabbit, varying hare … New Collegiate Dictionary
snowshoe hare — (N. Amer. also snowshoe rabbit) noun a North American hare with large hairy hind feet, fairly small ears, and a white winter coat. [Lepus americanus.] … English new terms dictionary