Răb'bit, n.

noun

n. [O. D. robbe, robbeken.] (Zoöl.) A small rodent mammal (the Lepus cuniculus) which burrows in the earth. It is a very prolific animal, and is kept in warrens for the sake of its flesh. It resembles the hare, but is smaller, and has shorter legs and ears.

Angora rabbit, a variety having long, soft fur.—Rabbit-burrow, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for shelter and habitation.—Rabbit-hutch, a box or cage in which rabbits are kept. Simmonds.—Rabbit-warren, a piece of ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits. Wright.

An illustration of a rabbit running across the ground. — Rabbit (*Lepus cuniculus*).