plural rabbit or rabbits
often attributive
1
: any of a family (Leporidae) of long-eared short-tailed lagomorph mammals with long hind legs:
a
: any of various lagomorphs that are born furless, blind, and helpless, that are sometimes gregarious, and that include especially the cottontails of the New World and a small Old World mammal (Oryctolagus cuniculus) that is the source of various domestic breeds
b
: hare
2
: the pelt of a rabbit
3
4
a
: a figure of a rabbit sped mechanically along the edge of a dog track as an object of pursuit
b
: a runner in a long-distance race who sets a fast pace for the field in the first part of the race
Examples of rabbit in a Sentence
Noun
We keep rabbits as pets.
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Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recipes from Valencia took me back to an afternoon lounging in the lawns near The City of Arts and Sciences, staring at orange trees, plucking pieces of rabbit from paella with my fingers, and swirling toast into olive oil.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2025
Savory pies filled with meat, poultry, cheese, spinach, tomatoes, even rabbit.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2023
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Noun
Add texture to beds, couches, and chairs with a plush faux rabbit fur throw blanket, incorporate a pop of color with a throw pillow, and dress up your walls with practical floating shelves or sconces.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recipes from Valencia took me back to an afternoon lounging in the lawns near The City of Arts and Sciences, staring at orange trees, plucking pieces of rabbit from paella with my fingers, and swirling toast into olive oil.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
After launching with dinner service — handmade pastas, signature lasagna and rabbit agrodolce dishes, pizzas baked in an 800-degree Neapolitan oven — Rollati added weekday lunch and happy hour bites plus an Italian-style weekend brunch.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2025
Savory pies filled with meat, poultry, cheese, spinach, tomatoes, even rabbit.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2023
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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbit. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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