cot·ton·tail

(kŏt′n-tāl′)

Any of several rabbits of the genus Sylvilagus of the Americas, having grayish or brownish fur and a small round tail often with a fluffy white underside.

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cottontail

(ˈkɒtənˌteɪl)

(Animals) any of several common rabbits of the genus Sylvilagus, such as S. floridanus (eastern cottontail), of American woodlands

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cot•ton•tail

(ˈkɒt nˌteɪl)

n.

any North American rabbit of the genus Sylvilagus.

[1865–70, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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)

cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit

rabbit, cony, 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, swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris - a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida

hare, rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

Translations

cottontail

[ˈkɒtnteɪl] N (US) → conejo m (de cola blanca)

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They're a lot of little cottontail rabbits making believe they're big rip-snorting timber wolves.

It had to break a couple of big banking companies and squeeze half a dozen big fellows, too, and it did it by stampeding the cottontails. The cottontails did the rest all right, and the trust gathered in Chattanooga Coal and Iron.

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FLOPSY, Mopsy, and Cottontail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries;

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A cottontail rabbit had scuttled across the road, and a tiny dust cloud lingered like smoke, marking the way of his flight.

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But the other animals--the squirrels, and quail, and cottontails, were creatures of the Wild who had never yielded allegiance to man.

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This summer, Cushman & Wakefield represented the Winter Organization, which has inked two new, long-term leases at 200 Cottontail Lane in Somerset.

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