COTTONTAIL
Etymology
Noun
cottontail (plural cottontails)
A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
(nudism) A person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks, resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.
Hyponyms
• (certain rabbits in genus): swamp rabbit, tapeti, Dice's cottontail, omilteme cottontail, marsh rabbit, desert cottontail, Mexican cottontail, eastern cottontail, mountain cottontail, Appalachian cottontail, Allegheny cottontail, robust cottontail, New England cottontail, brush rabbit
Source: Wiktionary
Cot"ton*tail` (kt"t'n-tl`), n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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