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Where does “canis leporārius” come from?

canis leporārius (Latin) comes from Latin lepus — a hare; a poisonous sea fish colored like the...

Ancestry of “canis leporārius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlepusa hare; a poisonous sea fish colored like the...
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