cottontail

Noun

Meaning

The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cottontail rabbit wood rabbit hare coney doe bunny chinchilla lapin capon pika chicken rabbit buck jackrabbit cony
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Antonyms

wolf

Hypernyms

coney rabbit cony

Hyponyms

canecutter swamp rabbit eastern cottontail marsh hare swamp hare sylvilagus aquaticus

Phrases with the word

brazilian cottontail forest cottontail little cottontail bunny cottontail new england cottontail

Examples

All rabbits except cottontail rabbits live underground in burrows or warrens, while hares live in simple nests above the ground (as do cottontail rabbits), and usually do not live in groups. Source: Internet

For example, the hunting of herbivorous game species such as white-tailed deer, cottontail rabbits, antelope, and elk in the U.S. contributes greatly to the billion-dollar annually hunting industry. Source: Internet

The most common species to infest coyotes is Taenia pisiformis and T. crassiceps, which uses cottontail rabbits as intermediate hosts. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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