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Why do we call rabbit rabbits?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 4/17/2022

You've got it backwards. The question is why do we call rabbits bunnies. Rabbit is the name of the animal. A long time ago, people used to call their sweethearts "bunny," and that pet name somehow got transferred to pet rabbits as well.

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