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wood rabbit

American  

noun

  1. a cottontail.


Etymology

Origin of wood rabbit

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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On my father's farm was a bush field, a place that had been chopped and burned over, and then left to grow up with bushes, making an excellent cover for wild wood rabbits.

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