DCHP-1 Online
prairie hare Obs. 
any of several large North American hares found in the West, as Lepus americanus and, especially, L. townsendii.
See also: jack-rabbit
- 1866 The Prairie Hare . . . is one of the largest hares of the continent, weighing from seven to eleven pounds, and is of a grey colour tinged with yellow, the entire under parts dusky white.
- 1866 The Prairie Hare . . . is one of the largest hares of the continent, weighing from seven to eleven pounds, and is of a grey colour tinged with yellow, the entire under parts dusky white.