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European rabbit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An animal of the species Oryctolagus cuniculus, native to southwestern Europe and northwest Africa, introduced and invasive elsewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rabbit, coney, cony

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: coneyu européu — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Basque: txe-untxi — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Breton: konikl — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Catalan: conill de bosc — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Finnish: villikaniini — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Finnish: kaniini — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • French: lapin de garenne — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • French: lapin commun — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Galician: coello — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • German: Chüngel — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Occitan: lapin europèu — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Polish: królik europejski — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Polish: królik dziki — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Portuguese: coelho-europeu — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Russian: ди́кий кро́лик (díkij królik) — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Russian: европе́йский кро́лик (jevropéjskij królik) — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Spanish: conejo europeo — Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Turkish: ada tavşanı — Oryctolagus cuniculus