We found 3 definitions of cottontails from 2 different sources.
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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 |