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Descriptor English: Hares
Descriptor Spanish: Liebres
Descriptor liebres
Entry term(s) Lepus
liebre americana
Scope note: El género Lepus, de la familia Leporidae, orden LAGOMORPHA. Las liebres nacen sobre el suelo, totalmente cubiertas de pelo y con los ojos y orejas abiertos. En contraste con los CONEJOS, las liebres tienen 24 pares de cromosomas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lebres
Descriptor French: Lepus
Entry term(s): Hare
Jackrabbit
Jackrabbits
Lepus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.968.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D034621
Scope note: The genus Lepus, in the family Leporidae, order LAGOMORPHA. Hares are born above ground, fully furred, and with their eyes and ears open. In contrast with RABBITS, hares have 24 chromosome pairs.
Annotation: do not confuse with BELGIAN HARE see RABBITS
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Lagomorpha (1974-2002)
Rabbits (1964-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36575
Unique ID: D034621
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Hares - Preferred
Concept UI M0012189
Scope note The genus Lepus, in the family Leporidae, order LAGOMORPHA. Hares are born above ground, fully furred, and with their eyes and ears open. In contrast with RABBITS, hares have 24 chromosome pairs.
Preferred term Hares
Entry term(s) Hare
Lepus
Jackrabbits - Narrower
Concept UI M0405875
Scope note Various species of HARES in the genus Lepus, not RABBITS.
Preferred term Jackrabbits
Entry term(s) Jackrabbit



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