Hamster vs Rabbit - What's the difference?
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Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
# especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus'', and the s of genus ''Phodopus , often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.
Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the (maned hamster) or (crested hamster), ).
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A mammal of the family Leporidae , with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
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*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.
A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.
(lb) A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.
(lb) A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.
To hunt rabbits.
(US) To flee.
(British) To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.
As nouns the difference between hamster and rabbit
is that hamster is any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae while rabbit is a mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.As a verb rabbit is
to hunt rabbits.hamster
English
Alternative forms
* hampsterNoun
(en noun)- It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?
Synonyms
* (golden hamster) (Syrian hamster)See also
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)External links
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rabbit
English
(wikipedia rabbit) (Leporidae)Etymology 1
From (etyl) rabet, from (etyl) dialect (compare (etyl) dialect rabbotte, . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
(animal) * bunny (hypocoristic'', ''colloquial'', ''pet name ) * bunny rabbit (hypocoristic'', ''colloquial'', ''pet name ) * coney, cony (dialect )Derived terms
* breed like rabbits * bunny rabbit * fuck like rabbits * jackrabbit * kill the rabbit * pull a rabbit out of the hat * rabbit's foot * rabbity * the rabbit died * Welsh rabbitVerb
- ''The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit .
Synonyms
* (to flee): run off, scamper, boltSee also
* buck * cottontail * doe * hare * kitten * warren * (wikipedia)Etymology 2
From Cockney rhyming slang rabbit and pork , to talk.Verb
- Stop your infernal rabbiting ! Use proper words or nobody will listen to you!
- Commonly used in the form "to rabbit on"