rabbit


Definition: Meaning of, rabbit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrabɪt /

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rabbit rabbits
  1. [countable] a small animal with long ears and soft fur, that lives in a hole in the ground
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  2. [uncountable] the fur or meat of a rabbit
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rabbit rabbited rabbited
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rabbiting rabbits
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rabbit used in phrases

  • Angora rabbit (noun)
    1. domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair
  • Brer Rabbit
    1. the main character in the children's stories by Joel Chandler Harris. Brer Rabbit is a clever rabbit from the South of the US, who always manages to escape from danger or from being caught, usually by running into a brier patch (= group of bushes with sharp points on their branches) .
  • European rabbit (noun)
    1. common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colours and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless
  • Old World rabbit (noun)
    1. common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colours and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless
  • Peter Rabbit
    1. a character from children's stories by Beatrix POTTER . He is a young rabbit who often does things that he is not supposed to do, but his mother still forgives him and loves him.
  • Welsh rabbit (noun)
    1. cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
  • White Rabbit, the
    1. a character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. He keeps looking at his watch because he is late, and disappearing down rabbit holes.
  • bunny rabbit (noun)
    1. usually informal a rabbit, esp. a young rabbit
  • cottontail rabbit (noun)
    1. Lyme disease ticks common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis
  • rabbit bandicoot (noun)
    1. bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
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