"rabbit warren" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rabbit warrens [plural]
Etymology: From rabbit + warren (“nest or burrow”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|rabbit|warren|t2=nest or burrow}} rabbit + warren (“nest or burrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rabbit warren (plural rabbit warrens)
  1. An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits. Synonyms: rabbit hole[Appendix:Glossary#broad|broadly]] synonymous> Translations (An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits): lloriguera [feminine] (Catalan), conillera [feminine] (Catalan), konijnenpijpen [plural] (Dutch), konijnengangen [plural] (Dutch), garenne [feminine] (French), Gänge des Kaninchenbaus [plural] (German), cwningar [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-rabbit_warren-en-noun-lI1AqERN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits': 97 3
  2. A confusingly labyrinthine environment. Translations (A confusingly labyrinthine environment): doolhof [neuter] (Dutch), labyrinthe [masculine] (French), Labyrinth [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-rabbit_warren-en-noun-lT7HbCKx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of 'A confusingly labyrinthine environment': 3 97

Inflected forms

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