rabbit

noun

Definition of rabbitnext
as in raccoon

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Recent Examples of rabbit Like Snow White, she is surrounded by woodland creatures — rabbits, badgers even a deer — all frozen in time. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 According to the study, the thylacine’s prey likely included animals like bandicoots and rabbit-sized marsupials, per CNN. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 The New England Cottontail, the only native rabbit species in Connecticut, also relies on thick ground cover, berry brambles and decaying fallen wood that’s created when trees fall and brush grows in canopy gaps, according to DEEP. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 Skinning rabbits, chopping wood, and running interference between his parents. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rabbit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit
  1. raccoon
  2. beaver
  3. fox
  4. mink
  5. muskrat
  6. chinchilla
  7. badger
  8. otter
Noun
  • Sixteen sets of eyes stared up at her from the rug as children strained to get a look at the tearful raccoon.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • While these are skills raccoons would likely learn on their own, Woodside’s staff hopes the training gives the kits a greater chance of survival.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of raccoon
Noun
  • Another group that was canoeing in the park that day also reported a beaver charging at one of their boats.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But the company’s lawsuits over its beaver logo fuel debate over the balance of power between national and local brands.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of beaver
Noun
  • In North Carolina, rabies cases are most commonly found in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Administration Rafael Vieira told UNC Charlotte.
    — Eva Flowe October 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Flooding was reported in parts of New Jersey, including Long Beach Island, Surf City and Rumson, where Carolyn Cashion spotted a fox swimming in floodwater.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of fox
Noun
  • The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Drape it over your sofa throughout the season and refresh your space with new throw pillow covers, like the Cozy Teddy covers in the same fuzzy fabric or the luxuriously soft faux-mink covers in a similar color.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of mink
Noun
  • It is commonly spread through tick bites and deer flies that have fed on infected animals, such as wild rabbits, hares, muskrats and rodents.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gassing of the muskrat runs, or burrows, was also tried.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Definition of muskrat
Noun
  • The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Queen Bey’s feminism would mature — on the occasion of her 25th birthday, specifics were mostly limited to paying one’s own way and doing one’s best to keep rivals out of chinchilla coats.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 July 2026
Definition of chinchilla
Noun
  • On previous survey nights that lasted until sunrise, the researchers have seen mule deer, bobcats, badgers and foxes prowling in the cover of the dark.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Smith would later learn that Cello had made his way into a badger’s den — called a sett — and became lost in the underground network of tunnels.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of badger
Noun
  • Still, even in California, who worries about being savaged by an otter?
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Because river otters have been known to carry rabies, doctors routinely give rabies shots to victims of otter attacks.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of otter

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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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