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)
   "The cottontail rabbit's white tail serves as a warning signal to others when danger is near";
   - wood rabbit, cottontail

Derived forms: cottontail rabbits

Type of: coney, cony, rabbit

Part of: genus Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus

Encyclopedia: Cottontail rabbit