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desert cottontail

desert cottontail noun: a common species of cottontail rabbit native to the southwestern United States as well as northern and central Mexico, extending northward into Montana, Sylvilagus audubonii.

desert cottontail: a common species of cottontail rabbit native to the southwestern United States as well as northern...
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Noun

desert cottontail (plural desert cottontails)

  1. A common species of cottontail rabbit native to the southwestern United States as well as northern and central Mexico, extending northward into Montana, Sylvilagus audubonii.

Forms of desert cottontail

pluraldesert cottontails

Questions about desert cottontail

What does desert cottontail mean?
Desert cottontail means a common species of cottontail rabbit native to the southwestern United States as well as northern and central Mexico, extending northward into Montana, Sylvilagus audubonii.
What part of speech is desert cottontail?
Desert cottontail is a noun.
What is the plural of desert cottontail?
The plural of desert cottontail is desert cottontails.

Words near desert cottontail in the dictionary

  1. desert cat
  2. desert cats
  3. Desert Center
  4. desert chicory
  5. desert cooler
  6. desert cottontail
  7. desert cottontails
  8. desert dandelion
  9. desert dandelions
  10. desert date
  11. desert dates

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