cottontail
Plural: cottontails
Noun
- 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)
- A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.
- A person with a tanned body and untanned buttocks, resembling a cottontail rabbit's dark fur and light tail.
Origin / Etymology
From cotton + tail.
Synonyms
cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit
Scrabble Score: 12
cottontail: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcottontail: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cottontail: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
cottontail: valid Words With Friends Word