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ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
European rabbit; Old World rabbit; Oryctolagus cuniculus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Oryctolagus cuniculus" is a kind of...):
coney; cony; rabbit (any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food)
Meronyms (parts of "Oryctolagus cuniculus"):
hare; rabbit (flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food)
Holonyms ("Oryctolagus cuniculus" is a member of...):
genus Oryctolagus; Oryctolagus (Old World rabbits)
