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Definition of Old World rabbit
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Coney, Cony, Rabbit
Group relationships: Genus Oryctolagus, Oryctolagus
Terms within: Hare, Rabbit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old World Rabbit
Literary usage of Old World rabbit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"... though the damage done in this way is hardly worth considering, in which
respect it sets an example which the Old World rabbit might profit by. ..."
2. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"... though the damage done in this way is hardly worth considering, in which
respect it sets an example which the Old World rabbit might profit by. ..."
3. Animal Memoirs by Samuel Lockwood (1888)
"Though possessing several species of hare, America does not include the true Old
World rabbit. Passing by certain real distinctions of form, let us notice ..."
4. Readings in Natural History by Samuel Lockwood (1888)
"Though possessing several species of hare, America does not include the true Old
World rabbit. Passing by certain real distinctions of form, let us notice ..."
5. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1895)
"While the Old World rabbit belongs to an entirely different species from the jack
rabbits of the West, and differs from them in habits, ..."
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