"rabbitling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rabbitlings [plural]
Etymology: From rabbit + -ling. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rabbit|-ling|id2=diminutive}} rabbit + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} rabbitling (plural rabbitlings)
  1. (rare) A small or young rabbit. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-rabbitling-en-noun-8iS-8Gfb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1980, Annual Report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Environment, page 177",
          "text": "The total quantity of milk produced during the year was 129,399.6 litres, out of which 25,420.0 litres were fed to calves, piglets and rabbitlings, 78,467.0 litres were sold to Hospitals, […]",
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