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English > 1 sense of the word Oryctolagus:
NOUNanimalOryctolagus, genus OryctolagusOld World rabbits
English > Oryctolagus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningOld World rabbits.
Synonymgenus Oryctolagus
Member ofLeporidae, family Leporidaehares and rabbits
MembersEuropean rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculusCommon greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals