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EASTERN COTTONTAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eastern cottontail mean?
• EASTERN COTTONTAIL (noun)
The noun EASTERN COTTONTAIL has 1 sense:
1. widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions
Familiarity information: EASTERN COTTONTAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
eastern cottontail; Sylvilagus floridanus
Hypernyms ("eastern cottontail" is a kind of...):
cottontail; cottontail rabbit; wood rabbit (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))
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