Rat vs. Rabbit — What's the Difference?

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus.

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.

A rodent that resembles a large mouse, typically having a pointed snout and a long tail. Some kinds have become cosmopolitan and are sometimes responsible for transmitting diseases.

A hare.

A despicable person, especially a man who has been deceitful or disloyal

The flesh of a rabbit, used as food.

A person who is associated with or frequents a specified place

The fur of a rabbit or hare.

A pad used to give shape and fullness to a woman's hair.

A competitor who is designated to set a fast pace for a teammate during a long-distance race.

Used to express mild annoyance or irritation.

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.

Hunt or kill rats

A mechanical decoy that is propelled around the track in a greyhound race to incite the dogs.

Desert one's party, side, or cause

To hunt rabbits or hares.

Shape (hair) with a rat.

A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

Any of various long-tailed rodents resembling mice but larger, especially one of the genus Rattus.

(uncountable) The meat from this animal.

Any of various animals similar to one of these long-tailed rodents.

(uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.

A despicable person, especially one who betrays or informs upon associates.

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.

A scab laborer.

(cricket) A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.

A pad of material, typically hair, worn as part of a woman's coiffure to puff out her own hair.

(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.

(Slang) A person who frequently passes time at a particular place. Often used in combination

Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.

To hunt for or catch rats, especially with the aid of dogs.

A pneumatically-controlled tool used to insert small samples of material inside the core of a nuclear reactor.

(Slang) To reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone, especially to a person in authority

(intransitive) To hunt rabbits.

(Slang) To work as a scab laborer.

To flee.

To puff out (the hair) with or as if with a pad of material.

To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

Confound; damn; drat.

(informal) Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.

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.

(informal) A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.

Any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

(informal) An informant or snitch.

The fur of a rabbit

(informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.

Flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

(slang) A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.

Hunt rabbits

A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.

A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.

Vagina.

(regional) A scratch or a score.

A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.

(usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.

To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.

(of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.

(regional) To scratch or score.

To tear, rip, rend.

Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus (formerly included in Mus) and allied genera, of the family Muridae, distinguished from mice primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway rat, also called brown rat, (Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus), the black rat (Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus), and the roof rat (formerly Mus Alexandrinus, now included in Rattus rattus). These were introduced into America from the Old World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus.

A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their natural hair.

One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the trades, one who works for lower wages than those prescribed by a trades union.

In English politics, to desert one's party from interested motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other conditions, than those established by a trades union.

To catch or kill rats.

To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an associate); to squeal; - used commonly in the phrase to rat on.

Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;

One who reveals confidential information in return for money

A pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure

Desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage

Employ scabs or strike breakers in

Take the place of work of someone on strike

Give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat

Catch rats, especially with dogs

Give away information about somebody;