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单词 cottontail rabbit
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cottontail rabbit


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Noun1.cottontail rabbit - common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white undersidecottontail rabbit - 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)cottontail, wood rabbitrabbit, cony, coney - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or foodgenus Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus - North American rabbitseastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus - widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regionscanecutter, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus, swamp rabbit - a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlandsmarsh hare, swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris - a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Floridahare, rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
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cottontail rabbit


cottontail rabbit,

animal of the order Lagomorpha, which includes the hares and rabbits, except for the domestic, or European, rabbitrabbit,
name for herbivorous mammals of the family Leporidae, which also includes the hare and the pika. Rabbits and hares have large front teeth, short tails, and large hind legs and feet adapted for running or jumping.
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, which is in a separate species. Members of the genus Sylvilagus, cottontails have large ears and short legs and move with a scurrying or scampering gait. Unlike the European rabbit, they do not dig their own burrows but make a nest in a depression in the ground. Unlike hares, they seek protection in hiding rather than in swift flight. The cottontail ranges from the southern border of Canada to N Argentina. There are six races. Cottontails are a common source of tularemiatularemia
or rabbit fever,
acute, infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis (Pasteurella tularensis). The greatest incidence is among people who handle infected wild rabbits.
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, or rabbit fever. They are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
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, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Lagomorpha, family Leporidae.

cottontail rabbit


Related to cottontail rabbit: Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus
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Synonyms for cottontail rabbit

noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside

Synonyms

  • cottontail
  • wood rabbit

Related Words

  • rabbit
  • cony
  • coney
  • genus Sylvilagus
  • Sylvilagus
  • eastern cottontail
  • Sylvilagus floridanus
  • canecutter
  • swamp hare
  • Sylvilagus aquaticus
  • swamp rabbit
  • marsh hare
  • Sylvilagus palustris
  • hare
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