Definition of Rabbit

Rab´bit   Pronunciation: răb´bĭt
n.1.(Zool.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand.
Angora rabbit
(Zool.) a variety of the domestic rabbit having long, soft fur.
Rabbit burrow
a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter and habitation.
Rabbit fish
a - (Zool.) The northern chimæra (Chimæra monstrosa
b - Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to other fishes.
Rabbits' ears
(Bot.) See Cyclamen.
Rabbit warren
a piece of ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits.
Rock rabbit
a - (Zool.) See Daman, and Klipdas.
- Wright.
b - the pika.
Welsh rabbit
a dish of which the chief constituents are melted cheese over toasted bread, flavored in various ways, as with ale, beer, milk, or spices. The name is popularly said to be a corruption of Welsh rare bit, but it is probably merely a humorous designation; - also called Welsh rarebit.


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Belgian hare, Chiroptera, Hydra, Lagomorpha, Primates, Rodentia, buck, bunny, cottontail, doe, hare, hotbed, jackrabbit, lapin, leporide, leveret, milk cow, mustard, rich soil, seed plot, warren

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