Definitions for: Cottontail

[n] common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

Webster (1913) Definition: Cot"ton*tail` (k[o^]t"t'n*t[=a]l`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called
Molly cottontail.

Synonyms: cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit

See Also: canecutter, coney, cony, eastern cottontail, genus Sylvilagus, hare, marsh hare, rabbit, swamp hare, swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris

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