rock rabbit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rock rabbit
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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It is only the second time the small animals, also known as the rock rabbit or dassie, have reproduced since arriving at the safari park in 2012.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2021
"When all the beasts of the earth had gone to fetch their tails," she sings in Zulu, "the rock rabbit had long given up all hope, hence the absence of his tail."
From Time Magazine Archive
The baboon was followed by a rock rabbit, which also showed no sign of wanting to drink the milk.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
They became very quick at climbing rocks, and even the youngest could scamper up a face of rock almost as quickly as any rock rabbit.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
Even had we come across another rock rabbit I doubt whether we should have ventured to kill it, being, as we were, in such close quarters with the natives.
From Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs by Phillips, Emma Watts
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