Just wondering if there was a term to describe a rabbit
2007-03-19 10:31:03 · 34 answers · asked by wilma 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The belong to the Leporidae family. They are leporids.
2007-03-19 10:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
All of the terms you describe come from the Latin names for the family
dog - Canidae, cat - Felidae, horse - Equidae. Rabbits belong to the family Leporidae which comprises rabbits and hares, so the name would be leporine.
I'm not sure that it is used as frequently as the other examples you mention, although I did see the story of the tortoise and the hare given as the chelonian vs the leporine.
Other answers you were given don't equate. Lapine is the name that rabbits spoke in Watership Down and lagomorph is derived from the name of the order Lagomorpha and would be equivalent to using carnivore to descibe cats and dogs or perrissodactyl to describe horses, a much less specific description.
Finally, the difference between lagomorph and leporine - leporine describes only rabbits and hares, lagomorph covers 2 families leporines (rabbits and hares) and ochotonines (pikas). Might be a case of splitting hares (apologies for the pun).
2007-03-19 11:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
TRUST ME THESE ARE THE DEFINITIVE TERMS USED IN SCIENCE
Check Dictionaries;Thesaurus; etc
rabbit - cunicular
Here is a VERY Comprehensive list of some other terms:-
agouti - dasyproctine
ant -formicid
ape - simian
bear - ursine
bee - apian
bird - avian
butterfly - papilionaceous
carp - cyprine
cat - feline
cattle - bovine
chicken - gallinaceous
cod - gadoid
crow - corvine
deer - cervine
dog - canine
fish - piscine
fox - vulpine
goat - caprine
goose - anserine
grouse - tetraonine
gull - laridine
hare - leporine
horse - equine
kangaroo - macropine
man - human or hominid
mongoose - herpestine
ostrich - struthionine
pig - porcine
reindeer - rangiferine
sheep - ovine
snake - anguine
songbird - oniscine
spider - arachnidan
starling - sturnine
swan - cygnean
turtle - testudinian
wasp - vespine
whale - cetacean
wolf - lupine
worm - vermian
TRUST ME!! I didn't do this on a whim -
2007-03-19 11:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Rod Mac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are seven different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, an endangered species on Amami Oshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with cottontails, pikas and hares make up the Order Lagomorpha.
2007-03-19 13:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by That NorCal Girl. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lagomorph doesn't just apply to rabbits, but to hares and pikas as well - or any set of rodont that has 4 upper incisors instead of 2.
'Lapine' is how you would describe a rabbit.
2007-03-19 12:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by EarthMajik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits and hares were formerly classified in the order Rodentia (rodent) until 1912, when they were moved into a new order Lagomorpha. This order also includes pikas.
Order Lagomorpha
Family Leporidae
2007-03-19 10:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by Froggy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Science is putting some weird names on stuff like words like
*atom
*hydrogen
*equine (what does that mean you see)
I don't know. A rabbit should only be a rabbit and not some kind of weird scientific word like sophogus. Like a rabbit is just a rabbit. Don't brake your head. PLEASE!!!
2007-03-19 12:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by Im cold? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits belong to the order leporidae.For want of a better description call it a Bunny.
2007-03-19 10:40:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lagomorphs are hares and rabbits.
2007-03-20 11:06:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leporine.
2007-03-19 11:58:11 · answer #10 · answered by Strix 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋