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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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Its outlined forms of three rabbits and a deer either take shape out of Hua’s smoky ink washes or evanesce into them, a depiction of ecological destruction that seems contemporary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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 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

Mike Hedges told Wales' parliament, the Senedd, that people should be restricted from becoming owners until they "can show they understand the needs of rabbits".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Animals stirred, birds and squirrels, two timid rabbits.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt