cottontail Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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.

WordNet

Cot"ton*tail` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.

Webster 1913