Definition of Cottontails

1. Noun. (plural of cottontail) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cottontails

1. cottontail [n] - See also: cottontail

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cottontails

cottonmouths
cottonocracy
cottonoid
cottonoids
cottonous
cottonpox
cottons
cottons to
cottonseed
cottonseed cake
cottonseed meal
cottonseed oil
cottonseeds
cottontail
cottontail rabbit
cottontails (current term)
cottontop
cottontop tamarin
cottontops
cottonweed
cottonweeds
cottonwick
cottonwood
cottonwoods
cottony
cottown
cottowns
cottrel
cottrels
cotts

Literary usage of Cottontails

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studies in English: Work and Play with Language by Carolyn M. Robbins, Robert Keable Row (1919)
"Do you know why they are called cottontails? Can you tell where Mollie has made her home? If the picture took in much more of the surroundings, ..."

2. Science Activities by Various (2002)
"Baby cottontails are born alive. They are helpless. They do not have fur, their eyes are shut, and they cannot hear. The mother feeds her babies milk from ..."

3. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"There is evidence for differential exploitation of cottontails and jackrabbits through time as agricultural practices intensified. ..."

4. The Pet Book by Anna Botsford Comstock (1914)
"Even more interesting than the domestic rabbits are these little wild cottontails. In mowing our orchard one day we found a Molly Cottontail's nest, ..."

5. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"On two occasions I saw cottontails running from the red osier dogwood and fox grapes near our tent as we were returning late in the afternoon. ..."

6. Fire Effects Information System: User’s Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"Bobcats in the Southeast rely heavily on two species, eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus) and cotton rats, for food throughout the year [6]. ..."

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