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Belgian hare in British English
noun
a large red breed of domestic rabbit
Belgian hare in American English
a large, reddish-brown domestic variety of Old World rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Belgian hare in American English
noun
one of a breed of domestic rabbits
Word origin
[1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, backstage, cutback, freewheel, neonImage ofBelgian hare
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