Native rabbit
| (Zool.) | an Australian marsupial (Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and form. |
See also: Native
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in classic literature
Among the dishes served up to him, the landlord especially recommended a certain giblet of "
native rabbit," on which he prided himself.
Native rabbits are widely distributed across Georgia and are represented by the more abundant eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) and the less abundant swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) and marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris).
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