cottontail

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cottontail

/ˈkɑt.n̩teɪl/ US
/ˈkɒt.n̩teɪl/ UK

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From cotton + tail.

noun cottontails

A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
Similar: cottontail rabbit
A person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks, resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.

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noun type of rabbit

Español	conejo de Florida
中文	棉尾兔 miánwěitù, 林兔 líntù
Português	coelho-da-Flórida
Français	lapin à queue blanche, lapin de Floride
Deutsch	Florida-Waldkaninchen
Italiano	silvilago orientale
Русский	флори́дский кро́лик florídskij królik

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@misc{cottontail_2026,
  title = {cottontail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cottontail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}