Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

lapin bélier

English translation:

lop-eared rabbit

Added to glossary by Philip Taylor
Aug 2, 2007 12:18
16 yrs ago
French term

lapin bélier

French to English Other Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Anyone know the English-language equivalent of "lapin bélier"? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks for any advice.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +8 lop-eared rabbit
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Non-PRO (1): Julie Barber

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Proposed translations

+8
3 mins
Selected

lop-eared rabbit

http://www.noslapins.com/

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461530693_761568905_-1_1/Lop-Ea...

You'll see from the photos this describes the same animal: the rabbit with the ears that hang down the side of its head.


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Note added at 5 mins (2007-08-02 12:23:54 GMT)
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http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapin_bélier

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-08-02 12:26:22 GMT)
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I also see that some site have them listed simply as "lop rabbits".

e.g. http://www.lrca.net/
Peer comment(s):

agree Vjekoslav Pavic
1 min
thank you zbunko :-)
agree John Speese : Yes, my daughter had one for a pet!
13 mins
thank you John, something about the shape of the head makes them resemble a ram. :-)
agree Mark Nathan
29 mins
thank you Mark :-)
agree Julie Barber : this is a great picture http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lapine.JPG
1 hr
thank you julie :-) lovely picture
agree Alanna Wilson-Duff : yep, known simply us 'lops' among us rabbit owners :-)
1 hr
thank you Alanna :-)
agree Michele Fauble
4 hrs
thank you Michele :-)
agree Rachel Fell : this one's nice: http://lanimaltion.over-blog.com/photo-27347-lapin-belier_jp...
7 hrs
thank you Rachel :-)
agree Andrée Goreux : Rachel, thank you for the lovely link!
13 hrs
thank you agoreux :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "That seems to be exactly what it is. Many thanks. By the way, in terms of interesting photos, my text also deals with Angora rabbits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:EnglishAngoraRabbit.jpg"
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