Definition of cottontail Cottontail
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What does cottontail mean?
WordNet
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| cottontail - common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) | ||
| wood rabbit, cottontail rabbit | ||
| cony, rabbit, coney any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food | ||
| genus sylvilagus, sylvilagus North American rabbits | ||
| eastern cottontail, sylvilagus floridanus widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions | ||
| canecutter, swamp hare, sylvilagus aquaticus, swamp rabbit a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands | ||
| marsh hare, sylvilagus palustris, swamp rabbit a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cottontail (n.)
The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.
Part of speech
🔤- cottontail, noun, singular of cottontails.
