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European rabbit

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Noun1.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
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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Now, Australians can't come to grips with their 200 million to 300 million wild European rabbits, which reside primarily in the southern half of the country.
Examples include the control of prickly pear cactus in Australia by a South American moth that naturally feeds on the tiger pear, and the control of the European rabbit in Australia by a virus introduced from the South American tropical forest rabbit.
 
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