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rabbit
Any small, bounding, gnawing mammal of the family Leporidae. Rabbits have long ears, a short tail, long hind legs, and two pairs of upper incisors--one pair behind a larger, functional pair. Most species are gray or brown. They grow to 10-18 in. (25-45 cm) long and weigh 1-4 lbs (0.5-2 kg). They feed primarily on grasses. Their reproductive rate is very high; unlike hares, rabbits are born naked, blind, and helpless. Most species are nocturnal and live alone in burrows, but the European, or Old World, rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) of Europe and Asia, ancestor to all domestic breeds, lives in warrens consisting of many burrows. The 13 species of N. Amer. cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus) have white on the underside of the tail.


Abbe
U.S. meteorologist. Born in New York City, he was trained as an astronomer and appointed director of the Cincinnati Observatory in 1868. His interest turned to meteorology, and he inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for the national weather service, which was organized shortly thereafter as a branch of the (U.S. Army) Signal Service. In 1871 he was appointed chief meteorologist of the branch, which in 1891 was reorganized under civilian control as the U.S. Weather Bureau (later the National Weather Service), and he served in that capacity more than 45 years.


abbey
Complex of buildings housing a monastery or convent under the direction of an abbot or abbess, serving the needs of a self-contained religious community. The first abbey was Monte Cassino in Italy, founded in 529 by St. Benedict of Nursia. The cloister linked the most important elements of an abbey together. The dormitory was often built over the dining hall on the E side of the cloister and linked to the central church. The W side of the cloister provided for public dealings, with the gatehouse controlling the only opening to the outer, public courtyard. On the S side of the cloister were a central kitchen, brewery, and workshops. The novitiate and infirmary were housed in a building with its own chapel, bathhouse, dining hall, kitchen, and garden. In the 12th-13th cent., many abbeys were built throughout Europe, especially in France.


barbet
Any of about 75 species of tropical birds (family Capitonidae) named for the bristles at the base of their stout, sharp bill. They are big-headed and short-tailed, 3.5-12 in. (9-30 cm) long, and greenish or brownish, with splashes of bright colors or white. Barbets are found throughout Central America to N S. America, in sub-Saharan Africa, and in SE Asia. They all fly weakly, and they sit in treetops when not feeding on insects, lizards, birds' eggs, fruit, and berries. They call loudly, jerking the head or tail. Maddeningly vocal or repetitious species are sometimes called brain-fever birds.


Crabbe
English poet. Reared in an impoverished seacoast village, Crabbe initially became a surgeon. ...

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