DCHP-2
snowshoe hare DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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the varying hare, so called because of the heavy winter feathering on its feet; also, in some areas, the Arctic hare.
See also: Arctic hare snowshoe rabbit varying hare 'shoe Snowshoe
- 1936 In the "Good Rabbit Years," when the woods were overrun with snowshoe hares, and the lynx and foxes that preyed upon them were plentiful, the beaver were left practically untouched.
- 1965 On the long drive . . . we noticed a number of snowshoe hares on the highway.
- 1936 In the "Good Rabbit Years," when the woods were overrun with snowshoe hares, and the lynx and foxes that preyed upon them were plentiful, the beaver were left practically untouched.