Definitions for rabbitˈræb ɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rab•bitˈræb ɪt(n.)(pl.)-bits; -bit.

  1. any of several large-eared, hopping lagomorphs of the family Leporidae, usu. smaller than the hares and characterized by bearing blind and furless young in nests.

    Category: Mammals

  2. the fur of a rabbit or hare.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of rabbit:

1375–1425; prob. < ONF; cf. Walloon robett, dial. D robbe

Princeton's WordNet

  1. rabbit, coney, cony(noun)

    any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

  2. lapin, rabbit(noun)

    the fur of a rabbit

  3. rabbit, hare(verb)

    flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

  4. rabbit(verb)

    hunt rabbits

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. rabbit(noun)ˈræb ɪt

    a long-eared furry animal that hops

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rabbit(noun)

    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


Translations for rabbit

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

rabbit(noun)

a type of small long-eared burrowing animal, found living wild in fields or sometimes kept as a pet.

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