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rabbits

  • plural
    of rabbit.
    rabbit
    noun
    any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.

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The mathematical path to understanding relationships starts in an unexpected place: with rabbits.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

And in its forests and on its grasslands, tule elk and mule deer graze, while bobcats and coyotes hunt for rabbits and mountain beavers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

"They like the nice grassy slopes and the burrows have already been dug out for them by rabbits and Manx shearwaters, which is our star bird on the island."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

They pay about $300 a month for gasoline, $150 for car insurance, $400 for groceries and $100 for food for their dog, cat, two rabbits and three chickens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Little rabbits, you know, always have games together before they go to bed.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder