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Angora rabbit

American  

noun

  1. one of a breed of rabbits raised chiefly in Europe for its long, silky hair.

Angora rabbit British  

noun

  1. a breed of rabbit with long usually white silky hair

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Etymology

Origin of Angora rabbit

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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“I have an Angora rabbit, too,” Ms. Ruttenberg said.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2011

A stroke patient who had lost motor skills groomed an Angora rabbit; another worked on speech problems by talking to a cockatiel.

From Time Magazine Archive

None of the boys had been forced to enter anything, but Travis voluntarily entered his Angora rabbit, Bunny.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

There is one assistance which I will now venture to beg of you—viz., to get me, if you can, another specimen of an old white Angora rabbit.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

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