rabbit

rabbit
    n 1: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae
         having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and
         raised for pets or food [syn: {rabbit}, {coney}, {cony}]
    2: the fur of a rabbit [syn: {lapin}, {rabbit}]
    3: flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or
       domesticated) eaten as food [syn: {rabbit}, {hare}]
    v 1: hunt rabbits
    

Rabbit \Rab"bit\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD.
   robbe, robbeken.] (Zool.)
   Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the
   common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often
   kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries.
   It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some
   parts of Australia and New Zealand.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The common American rabbit ({Lepus sylvatica}) is
         similar but smaller. See {Cottontail}, and {Jack
         rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. The larger species of Lepus
         are commonly called hares. See {Hare}.
         [1913 Webster]

   {Angora rabbit} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic rabbit
      having long, soft fur.

   {Rabbit burrow}, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for
      shelter and habitation.

   {Rabbit fish}. (Zool.)
   (a) The northern chimaera ({Chimaera monstrosa}).
   (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the
       bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to
       other fishes.

   {Rabbits' ears}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.

   {Rabbit warren}, a piece of ground appropriated to the
      breeding and preservation of rabbits. --Wright.

   {Rock rabbit}.
   (a) (Zool.) See {Daman}, and {Klipdas}.
   (b) the {pika}.

   {Welsh rabbit}, a dish of which the chief constituents are
      melted cheese over toasted bread, flavored in various
      ways, as with ale, beer, milk, or spices. The name is
      popularly said to be a corruption of {Welsh rare bit}, but
      it is probably merely a humorous designation; -- also
      called {Welsh rarebit}.
      [1913 Webster]
    

rabbit \rabbit\ v. i.
   To hunt rabbits.
   [WordNet 1.5]
    

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "rabbit":
      Belgian hare, Chiroptera, Hydra, Lagomorpha, Primates, Rodentia,
      buck, bunny, cottontail, doe, hare, hotbed, jackrabbit, lapin,
      leporide, leveret, milk cow, mustard, rich soil, seed plot,
      warren