rabbits

NOUN

animal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bunny hare rodent

STRONG

buck capon chinchilla coney cony cottontail cuniculus doe lagomorph lapin

Example Sentences

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“If we have a problem with the rabbits, we have a problem for so many animals.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Young Joshua trees can be nibbled to death by hungry rabbits and rodents, or wither in drought, disease or fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

When, in 2014, Macquarie Island was finally cleared of rabbits, rats, mice and feral cats, which were killing 60,000 seabirds annually, populations rebounded to about 3.5 million seabirds of 13 species.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The couple moved to Lancashire last year, accompanied by cocker spaniels Bruce and Bernie, and rabbits Bea and Bailey, after Warner Judd completed her PhD in regenerative medicine at Loughborough.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Babies take two months to reach maturity, and from then on they produce another pair of rabbits at the beginning of every month.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife