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Hundreds of years ago, rabbits were called "coneys" (pronounced with a soft o, as in "honey"), and baby coneys were called "rabbits." Over time, the word coney was phased out, and the word rabbit came to be used for the adults; baby rabbits are now called "kittens" (or "kits"). The current nickname for rabbits, "bunnies," derives from their original name. Some languages still use the original name (e.g. the Spanish word for "rabbit" is "conejo"; the Dutch, "konijn").
Some species have the word "rabbit" in their name, like the jack rabbit, when they're not actually rabbits: e.g. jack rabbits are hares. Hares and rabbits are closely related, though (both lagomorphs).
It's a common misconception that "bunny" means a baby rabbit. Baby rabbits are called "kits." The word "bunny" is just a nickname for "rabbits."
Rabbits has a scientific name "Lagomorph" which means long ears, big feet, and continually growing teeth. So a man named a rabbit a rabbit for all its appearances.
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∙ 15y agoAnimal names are different in different languages. Dog in English is pero in Spanish. To ease confusion, scientists give each animal a Latin name. For humans it's Homo sapiens sapiens. For a lion it's panthera leo.
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∙ 12y agothey get their names by doctor named Andy birda who is a birdaloligist who studied weird creatures. these creatures are now called birds from Andy's last name birda. he made up a sex formation on how to remember how to spell bird and it was...
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inside your butt
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dull penus's
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Young ones of birds and animals?
Young birds are called chicks or chickens. Animals have various names for their young.
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phanther
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Magpie
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Albatross.
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birds
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jasper
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6
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