common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
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