Noun
A Eurasian species of hare, Lepus timidus, found mainly in tundra regions. [from 19th c.]
(Canada, US) Any of various hares found in mountainous country, especially the snowshoe hare, Lepus americanus, and the white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendi). [from 20th c.]
Source: en.wiktionary.orgOne had a lovely face, And two or three had charm, But charm and face were in vain. Because the mountain grass Cannot keep the form Where the mountain hare has lain. William Butler Yeats