cotton-tailn. the common rabbit of the United States ( Lepus sylvaticus), which has a white fluffy tail.
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cotton-tail1879
wood-rabbit1891
1879 F. S. BridgesRound World in Six Months 25 Some cotton-tails (rabbits).
1885 Harper's Mag. May 828/2 A cotton-tail rabbit rose.