cottontail

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US/ˈkɑt.n̩teɪl/UK/ˈkɒt.n̩teɪl/

noun

A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.

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cottontail rabbitwood rabbit
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Meanings

nouncottontail (plural cottontails)

plural cottontails

  1. A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.

    Synonyms: cottontail rabbit

  2. nudismA person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks, resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.

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cottontail rabbit

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon 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)

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wood rabbitcottontail rabbit
Broader
rabbitconeycony

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cotton + tail.

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Translations

Basque ekialdeko kotoi-isats
  • ekialdeko kotoi-isatstype of rabbit
Catalan conill de Florida
  • conill de Floridatype of rabbit
Chinese Mandarin 棉尾兔, 林兔
  • 棉尾兔 (miánwěitù)type of rabbit
  • 林兔 (líntù)type of rabbit
Dutch Floridakonijn
  • Floridakonijntype of rabbit
Esperanto Florida kuniklo
  • Florida kuniklotype of rabbit
Finnish amerikankaniini
  • amerikankaniinitype of rabbit
French lapin à queue blanche, lapin de Floride
  • lapin à queue blanchetype of rabbit
  • lapin de Floridetype of rabbit
German Florida-Waldkaninchen
  • Florida-Waldkaninchentype of rabbit
Italian silvilago orientale
  • silvilago orientaletype of rabbit
Polish królak
  • królaktype of rabbit
Portuguese coelho-da-Flórida
  • coelho-da-Flóridatype of rabbit
Russian флори́дский кро́лик
  • флори́дский кро́лик (florídskij królik)type of rabbit
Spanish conejo de Florida
  • conejo de Floridatype of rabbit
Ukrainian флоридски за́ек
  • флоридски за́ек (florydsky záek)type of rabbit
Cite this entry
APA

cottontail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottontail

MLA

“cottontail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottontail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottontail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottontail.

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