rabbit
A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
Example
“The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.”
Other meanings
The meat from this animal.
“She was cooking rabbit stew for dinner.”
The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
Kinds of rabbit
- wood rabbit
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "rabotte".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rabbit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.