Goat vs Rabbit - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between rabbit and goat

is that rabbit is a mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail while goat is a mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.

As verbs the difference between rabbit and goat

is that rabbit is to hunt rabbits while goat is to allow goats to feed on.

goat

English

Noun

(wikipedia goat) (en noun)

A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus'', and similar species of the genus ''Capra .

(slang) A lecherous man.

* etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"

(informal) A scapegoat.

* 2008 , "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008

Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.

* 1997 , "", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas

Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.

Nickname for the Pontiac GTO

Synonyms

* See also

Holonyms

* (group of goats) tribe, herd

Derived terms

* act the goat * billygoat * get one's goat * goat's breath * goatfish * goatee * goatherd * goatish * goatpox * mountain goat * scapegoat

Verb

(en verb)

To allow goats to feed on.

* 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51

Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously

To scapegoat.

* 2001 , "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today , July 15, 2001

John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

Anagrams

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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)

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

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, ,