sylvilagus palustris

English Thesaurus

1. a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit,
definition	:	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) (noun.animal)