cottontail
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cot·ton·tail

noun \ˈkä-tən-ˌtāl\

Definition of COTTONTAIL

: any of several rather small North American rabbits (genus Sylvilagus) sandy to grayish brown in color with a white-tufted underside of the tail

First Known Use of COTTONTAIL

1835

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