rabbit vs leporid

rabbit and leporid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rabbit	Yes	No	Yes	No
leporid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, leporid is a hypernym of rabbit; that is, leporid is a word with a broader meaning than rabbit:

rabbit: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
leporid: rabbits and hares

Other hypernyms of rabbit include leporid mammal.

rabbit (noun)	leporid (noun)
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food	rabbits and hares
flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
the fur of a rabbit

rabbit (verb)	leporid (verb)
hunt rabbits