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Oryctolagus

noun
Oryc·tol·a·gus | \-äləgəs\

Definition of Oryctolagus 

: a genus comprising the common European rabbits

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History and Etymology for Oryctolagus

New Latin, from oryct- + Greek lagōs hare

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