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Abstract
A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.
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Synonyms
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- Rabbit
- Belgian Hare
- Chinchilla Rabbits
- NZW Rabbits
- New Zealand Rabbit
- New Zealand Rabbits
- New Zealand White Rabbit
- New Zealand White Rabbits
- Oryctolagus cuniculus
- Rabbit, Domestic
- Chinchilla Rabbit
- Domestic Rabbit
- Domestic Rabbits
- Hare, Belgian
- NZW Rabbit
- Rabbit, Chinchilla
- Rabbit, NZW
- Rabbit, New Zealand
- Rabbits, Chinchilla
- Rabbits, Domestic
- Rabbits, NZW
- Rabbits, New Zealand
- Zealand Rabbit, New
- Zealand Rabbits, New
- cuniculus, Oryctolagus
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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check tag: NIM no qualifiers; do not confuse entry term BELGIAN HARE with HARES
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Rabbits. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011817. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011817
- Rabbits. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit
- Rabbits. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9394