Definition of "harelip" [hare•lip]

• Cleft lip. No longer in scientific use. (noun)

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• "The term harelip, used to describe facial clefts, arose from"
• "UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Away from home, kids taunted Deshante, called her harelip, physically abused her."
• "In the case of a partial or complete failure of the two sides of the face to come together in the median line, a deformity results which is known as harelip -- a partial or complete cleft of the upper lip."