The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Any of several North American rabbits of the genus Sylvilagus, having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a fluffy white underside. Also called wood rabbit.
n. A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
n. A person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The popular name, especially in the South, for the common rabbit of the United States, Lepus sylvaticus: so named from the conspicuous fluffy white fur on the under side of the tail. Also called molly cottontail. See cut on following page.
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n. 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)
Word Usage
"Just a dog that can let me know when I'm about to bust into a patch of quail, or when a cottontail is lurking nearby."