Definition of cottontail rabbit Cottontail rabbit
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What does cottontail rabbit mean?
WordNet
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| cottontail rabbit - 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 | ||
| 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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Wikipedia 
- The cottontail rabbit is a common rabbit in North America, Central America, and South America. They are brown with spots. The bottom of their tails are white. They look a lot like the wild European Rabbit ("Oryctolagus cuniculus"). They are the 16 lagomorph species in the genus "Sylvilagus".
