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SWAMP RABBIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swamp rabbit mean?
• SWAMP RABBIT (noun)
The noun SWAMP RABBIT has 2 senses:
1. a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida
2. a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
Familiarity information: SWAMP RABBIT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
marsh hare; swamp rabbit; Sylvilagus palustris
Hypernyms ("swamp rabbit" 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))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
canecutter; swamp hare; swamp rabbit; Sylvilagus aquaticus
Hypernyms ("swamp rabbit" 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))
Holonyms ("swamp rabbit" is a member of...):
genus Sylvilagus; Sylvilagus (North American rabbits)
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