European rabbit

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European rabbit - common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless

Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus

rabbit, cony, coney - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

genus Oryctolagus, Oryctolagus - Old World rabbits

hare, rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

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