# Lapine

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A constructed language created by author Richard Adams for his 1972 novel Watership Down, where it is spoken by rabbit characters.

## Etymology
From French lapin (“rabbit”). Coined by English novelist Richard Adams in 1972.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lapine