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cottontail
/ ˈkɒtənˌteɪl /
noun
- any of several common rabbits of the genus Sylvilagus, such as S. floridanus ( eastern cottontail ), of American woodlands
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Origin of cottontail1
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Example Sentences
A cottontail hopped slowly from his hole to a clump of Spanish bayonet; buzzing gnats and bees hummed by.
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Then he felt Cottontail's nose push against his cheek and, slowly unbending his stiffened limbs, he rose to his feet.
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Down on Connecticut earth, however, the mark was that of the cottontail rabbit.
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This includes words such as Cotton-tail and Cottontail; gatehouse and gate-house.
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Here I came upon some cottontail rabbits, the first and only ones I ever saw in that part of the country.
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