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wood rabbit

American  

noun

  1. a cottontail.


Etymology

Origin of wood rabbit

First recorded in 1890–95

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Other cultures see the moon rabbit, a sort of sideways floppy-eared critter with its hind legs crossed.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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