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Webster 1913 Edition


Cottontail

Cot′ton-tailˊ

(kŏt′t’n-tālˊ)
,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The American wood rabbit (
Lepus sylvaticus
); – also called
Molly cottontail
.

Definition 2024


cottontail

cottontail

English

Eastern Cottontail

Noun

cottontail (plural cottontails)

  1. A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
  2. (nudism) A person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.

Synonyms

  • (rabbit): cottontail rabbit

Hyponyms

  • (certain rabbits in genus): swamp rabbit, tapeti, Dice's cottontail, omilteme cottontail, marsh rabbit, desert cottontail, Mexican cottontail, eastern cottontail, mountain cottontail, Appalachian cottontail, Allegheny cottontail, robust cottontail, New England cottontail, brush rabbit

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