rabbit vs pelt

rabbit and pelt both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of rabbit include fur.

rabbit (noun)	pelt (noun)
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food	body covering of a living animal
flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
the fur of a rabbit

rabbit (verb)	pelt (verb)
hunt rabbits	attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
	cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
	rain heavily