rabbit

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Recent Examples of rabbit Evoking childlike creativity, this new collection features 15 animal versions: dog, panda, rabbit, ladybird, snake, bird, chicken, dinosaur, otter, elephant, cat, fox, bear, horse, and whale. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024 The Goins brothers hunted rabbits, deer, raccoons and squirrels for the family to eat. Ella Adams, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024 When Game opened on Lexington Road in 2013, words like kangaroo, rabbit, and yak weren’t seen on many menus. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024 Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers. Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rabbit 
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Noun
  • Research on dairy farms has shown the virus spreads efficiently between mammals, including from cows to other species like raccoons and cats.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The company handles wildlife that shows up in unexpected, and often unwelcome spaces, and frequently posts social media videos of its encounters featuring creatures like bobcats, wild boars, skunks, raccoons and rattlesnakes.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Peanut the squirrel and Fred the racoon have captivated people across the nation − and rallied those who find the animals' euthanasia at the hands of the government unjust.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
  • On Friday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Chemung County Department of Health announced that a squirrel and a racoon had been euthanized to test for rabies.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Trapping beavers to meet the initial treaty requirements eventually became impossible.
    Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Savannah enjoys photographing North American beavers in this pond in Jackson, Wyoming.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • At last, a show about retirees, with their mink coats and cha-cha lessons.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Wispy hybrids, classic sets, 35mm minks, and more, lash extensions provided a semi-permanent alternative to strip lashes and mascara.
    Cierra Black, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The researchers also analyzed several other species raised for fur, meat, and medicinal purposes, including deer, muskrats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and badgers.
    ByJon Cohen, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Lucas retains his hold on the lucrative smack market largely because of his ability to not attract attention; his eventual downfall is hastened by the regrettable decision to stand out in a crowd for once and rock a chinchilla fur coat and matching hat at a prizefight.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
  • While our guide talked, viscachas — Peruvian chinchillas — scurried atop the walls and a quartet of wild llamas gathered on one of the lawns.
    Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But the honeyguide bird is an exception that actually calls to the badgers, despite the potential danger of predation.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Most Wisconsinites know that the official state animal is a badger.
    Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Rabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabbit. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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