Cottontail

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  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) [syn: {wood rabbit}, {cottontail rabbit}]