noun / verb
rabbit
RAB-it/ˈræbɪt/
A small long-eared mammal with strong hind legs.
A small brown rabbit hops beside the entrance to its burrow.
Etymology
Rabbit originally meant a young coney, then broadened to name the animal regardless of age. A connection with a northern French diminutive of a Dutch word for rabbit is suspected, not established.
In context
the rabbit with the deer antlers
More examples
- Our pet rabbit eats hay and leafy greens.
- A fence keeps rabbits out of the vegetable garden.
- They go rabbiting in the fields after the harvest.
Forms
rabbit · rabbits · rabbited · rabbiting
Similar words
- bunny
- An informal, affectionate name for a rabbit, especially a young one.