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
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The species, too, include the abundant (gray squirrel and cottontail rabbit) to the seldom seen (fisher and gray fox).
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For wildlife sightings just outside the museum, look out for grey foxes, desert cottontails, and relict leopard frogs.
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Our chemical-free pest control includes everything from a nearby doghouse to aluminum pie-tins tied to stakes to rattle in the wind as a means to frighten away cottontail offenders.
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Shoes with rubber soles may seem unsavory, but preliminary results show that urban coyotes gulp them down, along with western cottontail rabbits, birds, avocados, oranges, peaches, candy wrappers, fast-food cartons and an occasional cat.
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Bobwhite quail, cottontail rabbits and other small animals find their winter homes in brush piles and thick patches.
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Meanwhile in Connecticut and surrounding states, the New England cottontail or woodland rabbit, Sylvilagus transitionalis, is under great pressure from factors including habitat loss and fragmentation.
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In South America, myxoma’s birthplace, the virus causes an innocuous disease in the local cottontails.
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A cottontail rabbit with extensive injuries was taken to a shelter.
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First Known Use of cottontail
1835
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Definition of cottontail for English Language Learners
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: a small rabbit with a white tail
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Definition of cottontail for Students
: a small rabbit with a white tail
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