Blanc de Hotot

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French Blanc de Hotot (“White of Hotot”), after Hotot-en-Auge (a commune in Normandy, France).

Noun[edit]

Blanc de Hotot (plural Blanc de Hotots)

  1. A breed of rabbit, characterized by having short ears and being all white except for black rings around the eyes.
    Synonym: Hotot
    • 2012, Angela England, Backayrd Farming on an Acre (More or Less), Alpha, page 204:
      Blanc de Hotots are considered an endangered breed.
    • 2016, Lynn M. Stone, Rabbit Breeds: The Pocket Guide to 49 Essential Breeds, Storey Publishing, page 78:
      The breed nearly disappeared during World War II, but a few Blanc de Hotots remained in Switzerland and Germany.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

After Hotot-en-Auge (a commune in Normandy, France).

Noun[edit]

Blanc de Hotot m (plural Blancs de Hotot)

  1. Blanc de Hotot
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