cottontail_rabbit
1. [ noun ] (zoology) common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
Synonyms: cottontail wood_rabbit
Related terms: rabbit swamp_rabbit eastern_cottontail marsh_hare Sylvilagus rabbit