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Rabbit vs Esquilax - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between rabbit and esquilax

is that rabbit is a mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail while esquilax is a rabbit.

As a verb rabbit

is to hunt rabbits.

rabbit

English

(wikipedia rabbit) (Leporidae)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rabet, from (etyl) dialect (compare (etyl) dialect rabbotte, . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mammal of the family Leporidae , with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
  • :
  • *
  • *: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.
    • 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 rabbit

    Verb

  • To hunt rabbits.
  • (US) To flee.
    • ''The informant seemed skittish, as if he was about to rabbit .
    Synonyms
    * (to flee): run off, scamper, bolt

    See also

    * buck * cottontail * doe * hare * kitten * warren * (wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    From Cockney rhyming slang rabbit and pork , to talk.

    Verb

  • (British) To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.
    • Stop your infernal rabbiting ! Use proper words or nobody will listen to you!
    Commonly used in the form "to rabbit on"
    Synonyms
    * (to talk incessantly and childishly): babble, blather, prattle, ,

    See also

    * chew the fat * chew the cud (British) * shoot the breeze (US)

    esquilax

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • (rare, humorous) A rabbit.
  • * 1997 , "Powdered TOAST Man", TAN: The Weasel Strikes Back'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''aus.tv.x-files )
    • Yeah, well I get to run the Circus Sideshow, and the esquilaxes .
  • * 1999 , "Cabrutus", is lack of evidence a reason to lack belief?'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.atheism )
    • In fact, I am also "really weakly omnipotent," because it is logically impossible for me to fly unaided, or transform myself into an esquilax , because I am a being who cannot do those things. But I can do anything which it is logically possible for me to do.
  • * 2001 , "Anonymous Weirdo", Have a rest'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''sk.forsale )
    • I wasn't thinking of gray elephants in Denmark, I was thinking of white esquilaxes in the Domincan (SIC) Republic.
  • * 2008 , "Jeßus", Found some Hydrox'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''rec.food.cooking )
    • Could be worse... couldve (SIC) been an Esquilax .
    English terms derived from The Simpsons