ムカシウサギ

Meanings

paleolagine lagomorph; Amami rabbit; red rock hare

usually written using kana alone

Zoological term referring to members of the subfamily Paleolaginae, including the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) and red rock hares (Pronolagus spp.). Used mainly in biological contexts.

ムカシウサギは奄あま美み大おお島しまだけに生せい息そくする固こ有ゆう種しゅです。
The Amami rabbit is an endemic species found only on Amami Ōshima.
この化か石せきはムカシウサギの祖そ先せんのものと考かんがえられている。
This fossil is thought to belong to an ancestor of the paleolagine lagomorphs.