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# rabbit

noun (rabbit, rabbits); verb (rabbit on — UK informal: talk a lot)

«rabbit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A rabbit is a small furry animal with long ears, strong back legs and a short fluffy tail that hops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#m1)
2. To rabbit on (UK) is to talk for a long time about unimportant things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: things counted: rabbits on a farm or in a pet shop, their legs, ears or carrots they eat; legs problems; old puzzles about rabbits having babies. In science: rabbits are mammals; they live in burrows and eat plants; baby rabbits are kits. In everyday life: pet rabbits need space and hay. In stories: Peter Rabbit, the White Rabbit in «Alice in Wonderland», the tortoise and the hare.

### Examples

- There are 8 rabbits in the cage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x1)
- Each rabbit eats 2 carrots a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x2)
- Farmer Joe has rabbits and chickens, 30 legs in all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x3)
- 3 rabbits ran away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x4)
- Rabbits live in holes called burrows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x5)
- A pet rabbit needs lots of hay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x6)
- The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x7)
- Peter Rabbit squeezed under the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x8)
- Stop rabbiting on and do your homework! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x9)
- "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/#x10)

### Note

Animals counted; a rabbit has 4 legs and 2 ears, which some problems use without saying. Trap: in legs problems, rabbits have 4 legs but chickens have 2. Myth: rabbits should not mostly eat carrots; they need mainly hay and greens. A hare is a bigger, faster relative. Baby rabbits are called kits or kittens; «bunny» is a child's word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rabbit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rabbit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rabbit.html) on Mova free.