rabbits

Warren's furry residents

Rabbits is the plural of rabbit—small, long-eared mammals known for burrowing and rapid breeding.

The rabbits got into the garden again.

To rabbit (British informal) is to talk at length about trivial things: She rabbited on for hours.

Rabbits also appears in breed like rabbits, describing prolific reproduction.

animal

lagomorph

Rabbit-like mammal order

whiskers · incisors · ears · forage · grazer · nocturnal · wildlife · vertebrate · hind legs · tail

soft

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

downy · cottontail · velvety · plush · silky · fur · snuggly · woolly · cottony · gentle

burrow

warren

Interconnected underground tunnels

  • tunnelEnclosed underground route
  • holeAbsence in matter
  • denPrivate room or lair

underground · nesting · excavation · chamber · lair · digging · hideout · subterranean · earthwork · refuge

pet

hutch

Cage for small pets

docile · lop-eared · dwarf · grooming · feeding · nibbling · carrots · lettuce · hay · pellets

breeding

prolific

Producing abundantly and often

offspring · reproduction · abundant · kit · doe · buck · teeming · fecund · generative · propagate

agility

hop

Small, quick jump

  • dartHandheld pointed projectile
  • scurryHurried small-stepped motion
  • boltThreaded rod for nuts

sprint · swift · nimble · fleet · zigzag · leap · bound · quick · evasive · alert

Categories
Opposites
predator-prey relationship

rabbitsfoxes

Small wild canines

wolves · hawks · eagles · coyotes · owls

reproductive/population strategy

rabbitspandas

Asian bamboo-eating bears

elephants · whales · condors · rhinos · gorillas

speed/evasion behavior

rabbitstortoises

Shelled land reptiles

turtles · sloths · snails · porcupines · skunks

Phrases
Family

rabbit, rabbiting, rabbit hutch, rabbit food, rabbit warren, rabbit on

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G