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English noun: cottontail

1. cottontail (animal) 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)


Synonymscottontail rabbit, wood rabbit


Broader (hypernym)coney, cony, rabbit


Narrower (hyponym)canecutter, eastern cottontail, marsh hare, swamp hare, swamp rabbit, swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris


Part holonymhare, rabbit


Member meronymgenus Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus









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