Blanc de Hotot

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

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.

• Dwarf Hotot

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

Blanc de Hotot m (plural Blancs de Hotot)

1. Blanc de Hotot