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Cottontail n. (Zool.) The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); also called Molly cottontail.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cottontail" Quotes from Famous Books

... abundance of game; small animals exist everywhere and there is no better training than to stalk the wary ground squirrel or the alert cottontail. These every archer should school himself to hit before he ventures ...

— Hunting with the Bow and Arrow • Saxton Pope

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... of friends around him, and he was making a speech. There was Ole Man Pumpkin, of course; and Jehosophat, who had just arrived; and Mr. Stuckup the Turkey, as usual looking very grand and proud; and the Hippity-hop Bunnies, wiggling their noses in their funny way; and Johnny Cottontail, their little wild cousin, making his nose go, too. And there was Reddy Fox, with one forepaw raised and his eyes as bright as beads; and a whole squad of corn-soldiers with yellow tassels and green banners and tall spears. My! but they looked bright and gay once more! And ...

— Half-Past Seven Stories • Robert Gordon Anderson

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Words linked to "Cottontail" : eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus palustris, marsh hare, Sylvilagus floridanus, swamp rabbit, cony, hare, coney, Sylvilagus, genus Sylvilagus, rabbit, swamp hare