兔 — meaning in English
tù
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English meaning
- cony noun A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
- pacemaker noun A small medical device implanted in the chest to regulate an irregular heartbeat.
- pacesetter noun One who or that which determines the rate of action through leading.
- rabbit noun A small, long-eared mammal known for its fast breeding and hopping movement.
Senses
兔 is used for these senses in English:
- European hare A Eurasian hare species (Lepus europaeus or Lepus capensis).
- cony A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
- kinglet (chiefly, _, pejorative) A petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
- leporine (chiefly, mammalogy, also, figuratively) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a hare or a rabbit.
- pacemaker (now, uncommon) One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
- pacesetter One who or that which determines the rate of action through leading.
- rabbit A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- rabbit hole Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit, hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow.
cony — full definition
- noun A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).
- noun Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika (Ochotona princeps, formerly Lagomys princeps).
- noun Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafán), thought to be the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis, syn. Hyrax syriacus).
- noun A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.
pacemaker — full definition
- noun A small medical device implanted in the chest to regulate an irregular heartbeat.
- noun A runner or competitor who sets the speed for others in a race.