wood rabbit

wood rabbit

n.

See cottontail.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wood 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) cottontail, cottontail 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