cottontail

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

From cotton + tail.

The Cottontails had enemies on every side. — Wild Animals I Have Known, Ernest Thompson Seton
"Go it, Molly Cottontail!--Go it, Molly!--Go it, Molly!--Hi! — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
Cottontail had seen Tommy Brock passing in the distance. — The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter, Beatrix Potter

wood rabbit, cottontail rabbit

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