cottontail
Meanings
Plural: cottontails
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)
- A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
- A person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks, resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.
Origin / Etymology
From cotton + tail.
Synonyms
cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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