Rabbit vs. Leporine — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rabbit and Leporine
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Rabbit
Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, such as the commonly domesticated species Oryctolagus cuniculus, native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, or the cottontail of the Americas.
Leporine
Of or resembling a hare or hares
That leporine, glazed gaze
Rabbit
A hare.
Leporine
Of or characteristic of rabbits or hares.
Rabbit
The flesh of a rabbit, used as food.
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Leporine
Of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit.
His leporine ears perked up at the mention of dessert.
Rabbit
The fur of a rabbit or hare.
Leporine
Synonym of leporid
Rabbit
A competitor who is designated to set a fast pace for a teammate during a long-distance race.
Leporine
(historical) A supposed hybrid between a hare and a rabbit, now known not to exist; a leporide.
Rabbit
A racehorse that is run at a fast pace early in a race in order to tire the favorite so that another horse can take the lead.
Leporine
Of or pertaining to a hare; like or characteristic of, a hare.
Rabbit
A mechanical decoy that is propelled around the track in a greyhound race to incite the dogs.
Rabbit
To hunt rabbits or hares.
Rabbit
A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.
Rabbit
(uncountable) The meat from this animal.
Rabbit
(uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
Rabbit
A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.
Rabbit
(cricket) A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
Rabbit
(comptheory) A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.
Rabbit
Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.
Rabbit
A pneumatically-controlled tool used to insert small samples of material inside the core of a nuclear reactor.
Rabbit
(intransitive) To hunt rabbits.
Rabbit
To flee.
The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit.
When the three friends heard someone behind them yell, "police, freeze!" they each rabbited in a different direction.
Rabbit
To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.
Rabbit on
Stop your infernal rabbiting! Use proper words or nobody will listen to you!
Rabbit
Confound; damn; drat.
Rabbit
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.
Rabbit
Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
Rabbit
The fur of a rabbit
Rabbit
Flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
Rabbit
Hunt rabbits
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