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    What does Oryctolagus mean in English and what are some examples of animals in the order Lagomorpha?

    Question #15633. Asked by janie_eva02. (Jan 04 02 2:32 AM)


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    		Genus Oryctolagus
    European Rabbits
    Order: Lagomorpha (Lagomorphs), Family: Leporidae (Rabbits, Hares)

    http://1kai.dokkyomed.ac.jp/mammal/en/genus/oryctolagus.html

    Jan 04 02, 7:47 AM
    Yaarbiriah

    		Orycto comes from a Greek word meaning 'to dig'.

    Cuniculus comes from a Latin word meaning 'tunnel'.

    Both words point to the European rabbits' home in the wild, a system of tunnels known as a warren where a large family group of rabbits live together.

    Lagus was a character in ancient Greek history known as the 'rabbit' of Macedonia.

    Apr 26 07, 5:33 AM

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