Cottontail

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cottontail
    n 1: 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)
         [syn: {wood rabbit}, {cottontail}, {cottontail rabbit}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cottontail \Cot"ton*tail`\ (k[o^]t"t'n*t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
   The American wood rabbit ({Lepus sylvaticus}); -- also called
   {Molly cottontail}.
   [1913 Webster]

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