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Definition of Cottontails
1. cottontail [n] - See also: cottontail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cottontails
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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