Why this word is great
LEVERET — [Noun] A young hare in its first year of life. From Middle English leveret(te), from Old French leveret (diminutive of lievre, "hare"), from Latin leporem ("hare"), of obscure origin. Unlike "bunny" (a soft, domestic term for rabbit kits) or "yearling" (a bluntly agricultural label for any animal past infancy), "leveret" is precise and wild, evoking the solitary, skittish grace of its subject. It is the trembling silhouette in the predawn field, the sudden burst of speed through dew-heavy grass, the way its ears already carry the sharp alertness of a creature born to evade. A leveret is not a promise of longevity but a brief, perfect moment—life at its most vulnerable and most alive.