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horse and rabbit stew

A situation comprised of both crude or unpleasant things as well as those which are pleasing or beneficial, usually with the former in greater proportion to the latter. Used especially in reference to economics or business. The prime minister's plan for the economic recovery is little more than horse and rabbit stew, with a few token stimulus incentives greatly outweighed by draconian austerity measures.See also: and, horse, rabbit, stew

go down the rabbit hole

To enter into a situation or begin a process or journey that is particularly strange, problematic, difficult, complex, or chaotic, especially one that becomes increasingly so as it develops or unfolds. (An allusion to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.) Owning your own business is a huge responsibility that not everyone is prepared for. Are you sure you're ready to go down the rabbit hole? I've stayed away from drugs and alcohol since coming to college. I have an addictive personality, so I decided to just avoid going down that rabbit hole altogether. Overhauling the current tax legislation is a rabbit hole I don't think this administration should go down at this point.See also: down, go, hole, rabbit

rabbit hole

A situation, journey, or process that is particularly strange, problematic, difficult, complex, or chaotic, especially one that becomes increasingly so as it develops or unfolds. An allusion to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, it is used especially in the phrase "(go) down the rabbit hole." Overhauling the current tax legislation is a rabbit hole I don't think this administration should go down at this point. I've stayed away from drugs and alcohol since coming to college. I have an addictive personality, so I decided to just avoid that rabbit hole altogether.See also: hole, rabbit

the rabbit died

The woman to whom we are referring is pregnant; the pregnancy test was positive. (From an early pregnancy test developed in 1931 in which the urine of a woman thought to be pregnant was injected into a female rabbit; if the woman was pregnant, the rabbit's ovaries would react. A common misconception at the time was that the rabbit would die if the woman was pregnant, hence the expression.) I saw Carol shopping for maternity clothes in the mall the other day. I guess the rabbit died! Honey, the rabbit died! It looks like we're going to have a baby!See also: die, rabbit

breed like rabbits

slang To have several babies in a short period of time. (Rabbits are known to produce a large number of offspring very rapidly.) I can't believe my sister is pregnant for the fourth time in five years. She and her husband just breed like rabbits!See also: breed, like, rabbit

pull a rabbit out of a hat

To do something surprising and seemingly impossible; to produce something in a way that has no obvious explanation, as if done by magic. A reference to the magician's trick of literally pulling a live rabbit out of a hat. The caterer really pulled a rabbit out of a hat by producing 100 cupcakes with just 20 minutes' notice. Unless someone can pull a rabbit out of a hat, we're out of solutions.See also: hat, of, out, pull, rabbit

pull a rabbit out of (one's)/the hat

To do something surprising and seemingly impossible; to produce something in a way that has no obvious explanation, as if done by magic. A reference to the clichéd magician's trick of pulling a live rabbit out of a seemingly empty hat. The caterers really pulled a rabbit out of the hat by producing 100 cupcakes with just 20 minutes' notice. Unless someone can pull a rabbit out of their hat, I just don't see how we can fix the issue without starting the whole thing over again from scratch.See also: hat, of, out, pull, rabbit

buy the rabbit

To be unsuccessful or have misfortune. I went into my presentation totally unprepared and bought the rabbit.See also: buy, rabbit

let the dog see the rabbit

To remove unnecessary obstructions, impediments, or restrictions so as to allow someone or something to work the way want or are meant to. An allusion to greyhound racing, in which the dogs chase a live or mechanical rabbit around the race track. Every artistic decision we make in the movie has to go back and be approved by the head office. I wish they'd let the dog see the rabbit and just let us get on with it! You've added too many bells and whistles to the whole process. Focus on creating a clean, simple user interface and let the dog see the rabbit.See also: dog, let, rabbit, see

like a rabbit (caught) in (the) headlights

In a state or manner of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of rabbits to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle. When she asked me to marry her, I could only stand there like a rabbit caught in headlights. He froze like a rabbit in the headlights when I caught him taking money out of the register.See also: headlight, like, rabbit

work the rabbit's foot on (someone)

obsolete To deceive, dupe, or trick someone. You may have worked the rabbit's foot on everyone else in the department to get where you are, but I know you're up to no good.See also: foot, on, work

pants rabbits

dated Body or pubic lice. You gotta stop going round those brothels, Harry, or you'll end up with pants rabbits—or worse! I'm surprised y'all didn't come back with pants rabbits crawlin' all over ya after sleeping out in that dirty ol' barn all night!See also: pant, rabbit

rabbit food

slang Any salad greens, usually lettuce. I don't know how you can eat a whole plate of rabbit food like that. I would need some meat and potatoes on my plate, at least! Care for any rabbit food? It's good for you!See also: food, rabbit

rabbit punch

slang Any quick punch that does not have much power behind it. The nimble little boxer kept outmaneuvering his hulking opponent, wearing him down with barrage after barrage of rabbit punches throughout the match.See also: punch, rabbit

fix

1. verb, euphemism To spay or neuter an animal so that they can no longer produce offspring. Hey, you need to fix your cat before she has another litter of kittens.2. verb To influence the outcome of something, often through illicit means. Will I be expelled if they find out that I fixed the student council election?3. noun A method of repairing something. Have you tried turning your phone off and on? That's always a good fix for whatever ails it.4. noun A bribe. The authorities are trying to determine if the referees accepted a fix before that game.5. noun, slang A dose of drugs, typically when given to an addict (especially one nearing or experiencing withdrawal symptoms). Oh man, thanks for the fix —I was really starting to feel bad there.

*fix

1. Sl. a dose of a drug or narcotic. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~; need ~.) The addict badly needed a fix and was very fidgety. 2. an appropriate repair. Do you have a good fix for a leaky faucet?

fix something

Sl. to pay money in secret to have something turn out the way you want. The Boss fixed all the horse races in the county. After the gun-control bill failed to pass, there were rumors that the gun lobby had fixed the legislature.

pull something out of a hat

and pull something out of thin air 1. Lit. [for a magician] to make something, such as a live rabbit, seem to appear by pulling it out of a top hat or out of the air. He pulled a rabbit out of a hat and then pulled a chicken out of thin air. 2. Fig. to produce something seemingly out of nowhere. Where am I going to get the money? I can't just pull it out of a hat! I don't know where she found the book. She pulled it out of thin air, I guess.See also: hat, of, out, pull

pull out of a hat

Produce suddenly and surprisingly, as if by magic. For example, We can't just pull the answers out of a hat. This expression alludes to the magician's trick of pulling some unexpected object out of a hat. That object is often a rabbit, and the expression pull a rabbit out of a hat is often used to mean "get magical results," as in Much as I would like to be able to pull a rabbit out of a hat, I doubt if I can find further funding for this project . See also: hat, of, out, pull

like a rabbit caught in the headlights

like a deer caught in the headlights

If someone is like a rabbit caught in the headlights or like a deer caught in the headlights, they are so frightened or nervous that they do not know what to do. He just sat there, like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Diane fixes me with her cold, blue eyes: I am the proverbial deer caught in the headlights. Note: This expression is very variable. For example, you can just say that someone is caught or frozen in the headlights. He was caught in the headlights as he attempted to answer a string of questions about his relationship. The best thing for a writer caught in the headlights of unexpected celebrity is simply to keep writing and publishing. Note: Animals such as rabbits or deer sometimes remain still because they do not know which way to run when the light from a vehicle's headlights shines on them at night. See also: caught, headlight, like, rabbit

pull a rabbit out of the hat

JOURNALISMCOMMON If someone pulls a rabbit out of the hat, they unexpectedly do something which solves a problem or helps them to achieve something. I cannot pull a rabbit out of a hat every time I go into the boxing ring. All I can do is do my best. Note: This expression is often varied. It looks as though I will have to pull a few rabbits from the hat. Almost every politician with whom they had dealings appeared to act as if rabbits could pop out of any hat. Note: You can also say that someone pulls something good or successful out of the hat. The Chancellor failed to pull any economic miracles out of the hat last night. He might still be able to pull something out of his hat, but I'd be kind of surprised at this point. Note: This expression refers to a traditional magician's trick, in which a rabbit is produced mysteriously out of an apparently empty hat. See also: hat, of, out, pull, rabbit

let the dog see the rabbit

let someone get on with work they are ready and waiting to do. informal This phrase comes from greyhound racing, where the dogs chase a mechanical rabbit around a track.See also: dog, let, rabbit, see

breed like rabbits

reproduce prolifically. informalSee also: breed, like, rabbit

buy the rabbit

fare badly; come off worse. informalSee also: buy, rabbit

pull (or bring) a rabbit out of the (or a) hat

used to describe an action that is fortuitous, and may involve sleight of hand or deception.See also: hat, of, out, pull, rabbit

work the rabbit's foot on

cheat or trick. US A rabbit's foot is traditionally carried as a good-luck charm.See also: foot, on, work

pull something/a ˌrabbit out of the ˈhat

(informal) suddenly produce something as a solution to a problem: We had almost given up hope when Mick pulled a rabbit out of the hat by coming up with a great new idea.This is a trick that is often done by magicians.See also: hat, of, out, pull, rabbit, something

fix

1. and fix-up n. a dose of a drug, especially for an addict who is in need of drugs. (Drugs. It fixes the suffering of withdrawal.) It was clear that the prisoner needed a fix, but there was nothing the cops would do for him. 2. in. to buy a dose of drugs; to take drugs. (see also fixed. Drugs.) Frank had to fix before he could even talk to me. 3. tv. to castrate or spay an animal, especially a pet. (see also fixed. Jocularly of people.) Sally suggested that someone ought to fix Beavis—if he isn’t already. 4. n. a bribe. (see also fixed.) Rocko never took a fix in his life. 5. tv. to influence the outcome of a contest or an election. (see also fixed.) Sam knows what it takes to fix an election—cash. 6. n. a scheme to influence the outcome of a contest or an election. Something is wrong with this game. I smell a fix. 7. n. a repair made to a computer program. (Computers.) This little fix should make the whole program run faster. 8. n. a cure for a social ill. (see also quick fix.) There is no easy fix for a problem like this.

pants rabbits

n. lice. (see also seam-squirrels. Contrived.) Bart is sure scratching a lot. Do you think he’s got pants rabbits? See also: pant, rabbit

rabbit food

n. lettuce; salad greens. Rabbit food tends to have a lot of vitamin C. See also: food, rabbit

rabbit punch

n. a quick little punch. (Boxing and general slang.) She battered him with about forty rabbit punches on the arm. Boy, is he ever sore! See also: punch, rabbit

pull a rabbit out of a hat, to

To come up with a surprise, usually a pleasant one. The term comes from the magician’s trick of pulling a live rabbit out of a seemingly empty hat. While the trick is old, the term was being transferred to other surprises only from the 1930s on. D. Sannon used it in Death by Inches (1965): “Well, you pulled the rabbit out of the hat.”See also: of, out, pull, rabbit

rabbit food

Raw vegetables, especially lettuce. Dating from the first half of the 1900s, the term is sometimes used disparagingly by those who prefer more solid sustenance, but also positively by those who are dieting or find such food has great health benefits. For example, “What dessert? There’s nothing but rabbit food in her lunch box,” or “I’ve lost ten pounds by eating rabbit food at just about every meal.” See also: food, rabbit

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name for herbivorous mammals of the family Leporidae, which also includes the harehare,
name for certain herbivorous mammals of the family Leporidae, which also includes the rabbit and pika. The name is applied especially to species of the genus Lepus, sometimes called the true hares.
..... Click the link for more information. and the pikapika
, short-haired mammal related to rabbits and hares, also called mouse hare and rock rabbit. Pikas live above the timber line in the mountains of N Asia and W North America.
..... Click the link for more information. . Rabbits and hares have large front teeth, short tails, and large hind legs and feet adapted for running or jumping. In most, the length of the ears is considerably greater than the width. Although usage varies, the term rabbit generally refers to small, running animals, with relatively short ears and legs, which give birth to blind, naked young, while hare refers to larger, hopping forms, with longer ears and legs, whose young are born furred and open-eyed. Rabbits are chiefly nocturnal, although they are sometimes seen in the daytime. They have acute senses of smell and hearing. They feed on a wide variety of vegetation and are responsible in many areas for the stunted nature of the ground cover. When feeding on green herbage, rabbits, like hares, excrete soft pellets which they reingest; the waste products of the redigested food are excreted as dry pellets. Wild rabbits are frequently infected with tularemiatularemia
or rabbit fever,
acute, infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis (Pasteurella tularensis). The greatest incidence is among people who handle infected wild rabbits.
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The European Common Rabbit

The European common rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, is native to S Europe and Africa, but is now found, in its domestic varieties, throughout the world; wild varieties have also been introduced in some places, such as England. All domestic rabbits, including the so-called Belgian hare, belong to this species. Wild common rabbits are up to 16 in. (41 cm) long and usually weigh 2 to 3 lb (0.9–1.4 kg). They have soft, thick fur, usually grayish brown above and white below. The tail is usually carried upright when the animal runs, exposing the white undersurface. Common rabbits live in elaborate systems of adjoining burrows called warrens. The young are suckled in a special burrow, dug by the mother at a distance from the warren and lined with a nest of her own fur. The entrance to this burrow is plugged with earth when she is away. Domestic rabbits, which may be various colors but are commonly white, are bred for food and for their fur, which is much used in making fur trim and felt. They are also frequently used as laboratory animals and are kept as pets.

New World Rabbits

The New World genus Sylvilagus includes the many species of cottontail rabbitcottontail rabbit,
animal of the order Lagomorpha, which includes the hares and rabbits, except for the domestic, or European, rabbit, which is in a separate species. Members of the genus Sylvilagus,
..... Click the link for more information. , which resemble the European rabbit in appearance, as well as the marsh rabbit and swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris and S. aquaticus, respectively), of the S United States. These rabbits do not burrow, although in winter they may shelter in a burrow abandoned by another animal. They usually rest, like hares, in hollows which they make in the ground or in vegetation. The Idaho pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis, of the U.S. Great Basin, digs simple burrows. The many North American species called jackrabbitjackrabbit,
popular name for several hares of W North America, characterized by very long legs and ears. Jackrabbits are powerful jumpers and fast runners. In normal progress leaps are alternated with running steps; when pursued the hare runs fast and close to the ground.
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any of several medium-sized hares, sometimes known as snowshoe rabbits, having white fur in winter and turning brownish in summer. They are 18 to 19 in. (45–48 cm) long and have very large back feet and relatively small ears for hares.
..... Click the link for more information. . There are several species of short-eared rabbits in Asia and one, the volcano rabbit, or Mexican pygmy rabbit (Romerolagus diazi), in central Mexico, where it is in danger of extinction.

Reproduction

The reproductive rate of rabbits is notorious. The common rabbit breeds from February to October; its gestation period is 30 days and there are five to eight young in a litter. In most regions its numbers are kept down by its many predators, such as the fox, the badger, and birds of prey. However, when domestic rabbits escaped in Australia, where they had few natural enemies, they ran rampant and stripped the countryside of vegetation in many regions. They were brought partially under control by the artificial introduction of a viral disease, myxomatosis.

Classification

Rabbits are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
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Bibliography

See S. Lumpkin and J. Seidensticker, Rabbits (2011).

Rabbit

As Easter approaches images of rabbits pop up everywhere, in advertising displays, on greeting cards, and in candy shops. The rabbit indeed has become a symbol of the holiday. America inherited this symbol from its European immigrants. A slight change accompanied this transfer of folklore, however. In Europe's German-speaking lands, the hare, not the rabbit, delivers colored eggs and sweets to children at Easter time. In the United States people have tended to lump hares and rabbits together. In fact they are separate species. This confusion over names has resulted in much of the imported European folklore concerning the hare transferring itself to the American rabbit (see also Easter Bunny).

Hares and Rabbits

Although hares and rabbits are similar in appearance and are closely related, important differences separate the two species. Hares belong to the genus Lepus. They have large ears, short tails, and long, strong hind legs and feet. Due to the fact that their eyes are placed so far back on their head, they can see in front, behind, and overhead all at the same time. Hares move about by hopping. They can cover 12 feet in a single, long jump, but when escaping predators they have been known to propel themselves as far as 20 feet in a single leap. Hares can run faster than almost any other animal, and have been clocked at speeds of up to 45 miles per hour. Even when running at top speed, hares can turn sharp corners without slowing down or come to a sudden, complete stop.

Hares have one unusual habit. They sometimes leap several feet straight up in the air in order to survey their surroundings. This leaping behavior is exaggerated in the month of March, when the mating season begins. The males often leap high into the air, as they fight one another for the right to mate with the females. Sometimes males and females court by leaping at and boxing with one another. These behaviors gave rise to the saying "mad as a March hare." Perhaps they also inspired the expression "harebrained," meaning rash or giddy.

Unlike hares, true rabbits are native only to Europe and Africa, although human beings have spread them around the world. Biologists classify these mammals as belonging to the genus Orycytologus and the species cuniculus. They differ from hares in a number of ways. Rabbits are sociable animals that live in crowded underground burrows called "warrens." Hares live on their own in "forms," or nests, hidden in tall grass. Rabbits scurry into their underground dens to escape predators while hares outrun them. Moreover, rabbits are runners whereas hares are leapers. Hares are wild animals, while rabbits have been successfully domesticated. Unlike hares, rabbits are born without fur and with closed eyes. Rabbits dislike getting their fur wet, but hares don't seem to mind water and are excellent swimmers.

Americans tend to confuse hares, rabbits, and related species, calling all of them "rabbits." For example, the Jackrabbit and the Snowshoe Rabbit, found in the north and west of the United States, are, in fact, hares. Many call the eastern cottontail a rabbit, although it actually belongs to a different genus and species than does the European rabbit. Biologists know it as Sylvilagus floridanus.

Contemporary American Folklore

This confusion of names may help to explain why the old, European folklore concerning hares attached itself to the animal known generically to Americans as the rabbit. For example, Americans view the hare, or rabbit, as a symbol of sexuality. Indeed, Playboy magazine calls its models "bunnies" and uses the figure of a rabbit's ears as a symbol on its merchandise. Rabbits continue to enjoy a well-deserved reputation for fertility. This reputation links the rabbit symbolically to springtime, the season of new life and new growth. Many Americans see the Easter Bunny primarily as a symbol of springtime.

Although European folklore has pictured the hare as both lucky and unlucky, Americans tend to view rabbits as lucky animals. A rabbit's foot is a well-known good luck charm, and untold numbers of these severed appendages dangle from key chains and car rearview mirrors. Rabbits may also be invoked for good luck at the beginning of a new month, or new moon. The word "rabbits" or "white rabbits" must be the very first words spoken during this period in order to acquire the luck. For example, upon waking up on the first day of a new moon, one should exclaim, "White rabbits!" Some people add that in order to ensure the turn of luck the last words one speaks before going to sleep on the previous night should be "Black rabbits!"

In recent times the rabbit has taken on a relatively new identity as a suitable childhood companion and child-friendly animal. Nineteenthand twentieth-century writers and tellers of folktales helped to shape this image of the rabbit in the United States and Europe. A number of classic children's stories and folktales from this era introduce rabbits as main characters. Examples include Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adven- tures in Wonderland (1865), featuring the White Rabbit and the March Hare, Beatrix Potter's Tale of Peter Rabbit (1901), Margery Williams's The Velveteen Rabbit (c. 1922), Thornton W. Burgess's Adventures of Peter Cottontail (1941), Robert Lawson's Rabbit Hill (1944), Richard Adams's Watership Down (1972), and Joel Chandler Harris's Bre'r Rabbit tales (retellings of African-American folktales published around the turn of the twentieth century). These stories portray rabbits as cozy, clever, or magical animals. The Easter Bunny shares in these qualities. To some extent so, too, does the animated cartoon character Bugs Bunny, another favorite with children. Perhaps these imagined character traits inspire children's continuing affection for these fictional rabbits and their mythological companion, the Easter Bunny.

Further Reading

Bare, Colleen Stanley. Rabbits and Hares. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1983. Cavendish, Richard, ed. "Rabbit." In his Man, Myth, and Magic. Volume 9. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1970. Lord, Priscilla Sawyer, and Daniel J. Foley. Easter the World Over. Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Book Company, 1971. Porter, Keith. Discovering Rabbits and Hares. New York: Bookwright Press, 1986. Rowland, Beryl. Animals with Human Faces. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1973.

Rabbit

(domestic rabbit), a mammal of the family Leporidae, order Lagomorpha.

The ancestor of the domestic rabbit, the wild, Common European, or Old World, rabbit (Oryctolagus), was the forerunner of numerous breeds. The domestic rabbit is distinguished by early maturation, fertility, and intensive growth. It is raised for meat, fur, and down. The rabbit can reproduce year round, and the does reach puberty by the age of three or four months. The gestation period lasts from 28 to 32 days. A female can have from three to six litters a year, with six to eight (sometimes as many as 15 or more) young per litter. Newborn rabbits weigh 60–70 g, and after a month (at weaning) they weigh nine or ten times that much. A breeding rabbit is weaned at 45 days, at a live-weight of 800–900 g. Fast-maturing breeds are killed for meat and fur at 65–70 days, at a weight of 1.8–2 kg; later-maturing breeds, at 90–110 days, at 2.8-4 kg. The lifespan of the domestic rabbit is from seven to ten years; its period of economic value lasts two or three years.

The basic foods for the domestic rabbit are green grass, forage root plants, carrot and cabbage silage, small-stalked hay, grain, grain siftings, mixed fodder, other concentrated feeds, and bone and fish meal; mineral supplements include bone meal, table salt, and chalk. Homestead rabbit breeding makes use of fresh food waste, the rabbits being fed according to scientifically developed norms and rations. The best rabbit fur is obtained in fall and winter, after shedding. Rabbit meat is of nutritional value. The killed weight of a fattened rabbit depends on its size and nutritional condition and constitutes 47–60 percent of the liveweight.

About 60 breeds of rabbits are raised in the world. They are subdivided, according to the nature of the coat, into fur breeds and down breeds. In the USSR, the standard-haired (with hair of 2.5–4 cm) and short-haired (with hair of 1.5–2 cm) fur breeds are the most common. The breeds are classified, according to average weight, as large (more than 4.5 kg), medium (2.5–4 kg), and small (less than 2.5 kg).

The standard-haired fur breeds include the large Gray Giant, White Giant, Silver, Soviet Chinchilla, Black-Brown, and Veiled Silver; the medium Viennese Blue, Butterfly, and Soviet Marder; and the small Russian Ermine and local breeds. The short-haired fur breeds include the Rex varieties. The White Downy is principal among the down breeds raised in the USSR (yielding 350–700 g of down per adult rabbit per year). Most of the fur breeds are raised not only for their pelts but also for their meat.

Outside the Soviet Union, the most important industrial breeds are those raised for fur and meat or for the meat alone. These include New Zealand White, the Giant Chinchilla, the Belgian Hare, the Blue Beveren, the Dutch Rabbit, the California, the Flemish Giant, the New Zealand Red, and the Champagne. Of the fur breeds, the most widespread are the Squirrel Rabbit, the Beveren, the Rex varieties, the Alaska, the Havana, the Coney, and the Sateen varieties.

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What does it mean when you dream about a rabbit?

Rabbits symbolize opulent fertility and spirituality. The Easter Bunny brings rewards of sweetness and gifts to celebrate new life. The magician’s hat from which rabbits materialize gives this animal magical associations.

rabbit

[′rab·ət] (nucleonics) A small container that is propelled, usually pneumatically or hydraulically, through a tube into a nuclear reactor; used to expose samples to the radiation, especially neutron flux, then remove them rapidly for measurements of radioactive atoms having short half-lives. Also known as shuttle. (petroleum engineering) A small plug driven by pressure through a flow line to clean the line or to check that it is unobstructed. (vertebrate zoology) Any of a large number of burrowing mammals in the family Leporidae.

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symbol of fecundity. [Animal Symbolism: Mercatante, 125–126]See: Fertility

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progenitor of many offspring at short intervals. [Zoology: Misc.]See: Prolificness

rabbit

1. any of various common gregarious burrowing leporid mammals, esp Oryctolagus cuniculus of Europe and North Africa and the cottontail of America. They are closely related and similar to hares but are smaller and have shorter ears 2. the fur of such an animal

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(dreams)Rabbits are cuddly and cute. They are known for their quickness but not their keen perceptions or intelligence. In our dreams, rabbits can represent luck, quickness, fertility, pregnancy, or magic. However, they can also symbolize the dreamer’s lack of consciousness or awareness. Rabbits as dream symbols might suggest to the dreamer that sometimes he reacts too quickly to life’s situations and that more thought and planning may be needed.

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noun any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails

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