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Definition of Swamp rabbit
1. Noun. A wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida.
Generic synonyms: Cottontail, Cottontail Rabbit, Wood Rabbit
2. Noun. A wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands.
Group relationships: Genus Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus
Generic synonyms: Cottontail, Cottontail Rabbit, Wood Rabbit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swamp Rabbit
Literary usage of Swamp rabbit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin by Charles Barney Cory (1912)
"He says, "JD Mitchell of Victoria, Texas, informs me that the nesting habits of
the swamp rabbit arc identical with those of the Cotton-tail tS.f. chapmani) ..."
2. Those Times and These by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (1917)
"... but it would have been as reasonable to expect a Jersey bull to overtake a
swamp rabbit when the swamp rabbit had the start of the bull, and was scared ..."
3. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"... swamp rabbit. Others call him the Swamp Hare. The latter is really the best
name for him, because he is a true Hare. He lives in swamps instead of ..."
4. The Mammals of Illinois and Wisconsin by Charles Barney Cory (1912)
"The swamp rabbit is a southern species found within our limits only in the extreme
southern part of Illinois. According to Howell the northern limit of its ..."
5. Those Times and These by Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (1917)
"... but it would have been as reasonable to expect a Jersey bull to overtake a
swamp rabbit when the swamp rabbit had the start of the bull, and was scared ..."
6. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"Some folks call him the swamp rabbit. Others call him the Swamp Hare. The latter
is really the best name for him, because he is a true Hare. ..."
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