Cottontail

/ˈkɑtənˌteɪl/ noun

Definition

A rabbit with a short, fluffy white tail that resembles cotton; common in North America.

Etymology

Cotton (resembling the fluffy white tail) + tail (from Old Norse tagl). Named for the distinctive appearance of the rabbit's tail.

Kelly Says

The cottontail rabbit's fluffy white tail is actually a brilliant survival trick—when it runs away, the white flash distracts predators while the brown body camouflages the actual rabbit!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
棉尾 ውህደት
mɛn-wei wḥedɛt
ARالعربية
أرنب ذو ذيل من القطن
ar-naab dhuu dhiil min al-qattan
BNবাংলা
কাপাসের লেজ
ka-pa-ser lej
CACatalà
cua de cotó
kwaa deh ko-toh
CSČeština
bavlněný ocas
bav-l-ne-ny o-cas
DADansk
bomuldshale
bom-ulds-hal-e
DEDeutsch
Baumwollschwanz
baym-vohl-shvants
ELΕλληνικά
κουνάβι με βαμβακερό ουρά
koo-na-vi me vam-va-ke-ro oo-ra
ESEspañol
cola de algodón
koh-la deh al-goh-don
FAفارسی
خرگوش دم پنبه‌ای
khar-goosh dam pan-beh-ai
FISuomi
puuvillahäntä
puu-vi-lla-hän-tä
FRFrançais
lapin à queue de coton
la-pan a kɛ k de kotɔ̃
GUGU
કપાસની પૂંછડી
ka-paas-nee poonch-dee
HAHA
karya da kifi
ka-rya da ki-fi
HEעברית
ארנב עם זנב כותנה
ar-nav im zanev ko-teh-nah
HIहिन्दी
कपास की पूंछ वाला खरगोश
ka-paas kee poonchh vaala kha-ro-goosh
HUMagyar
pamutfarok
pam-ut-far-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelinci berbulu kapas
ke-lin-ci ber-bu-lu ka-pas
IGIG
ọkụkọ ọnwụ
oh-koo-koo on-wuu
ITItaliano
leporino a coda di cotone
le-po-ree-noh ah koh-dah dee koh-toh-neh
JA日本語
綿尾うさぎ
momenbi usagi
KKKK
Pamuk kuyruq
pam-uk kuy-ruk
KMKM
ស្លាប់ព្រលា
slah-p-pr-la
KO한국어
면털토끼
myeon-teol-tokki
MRMR
कपासाळी शेपूट
ka-paasa-ali she-poot
MSBahasa Melayu
kelinci berbulu kapas
ke-lin-ci ber-bu-lu ka-pas
MYမြန်မာ
ကောက်ကြောင်း ပြား
kauk-kyaing pyar
NLNederlands
katoenstaartje
ka-toh-n-staart-je
NONorsk
bomulls hale
bom-ulls ha-le
PAPA
ਕਪਾਸ ਵਾਲਾ ਛਾ
ka-pas vaala chha
PLPolski
szczupak bawełniany
shchup-ak ba-wol-ni-any
PTPortuguês
raposa-de-algodão
rah-po-sah-deh-al-goh-sau
RORomână
coada de bumbac
koh-ada deh bum-bak
RUРусский
хлопковый заяц
khlup-ko-vyi zayats
SVSvenska
bomullsfen
bom-ulls-fen
SWKiswahili
punda ya pamba
poon-da ya pam-ba
TAதமிழ்
கப்பாஸ் வால் கொண்ட சுட்டு
ka-paas vaal ko-ndha su-ttu
TEతెలుగు
కట్టన్ పొట్టు
kat-tan pot-tu
THไทย
กระต่ายหางฝ้าย
gra-tai haang fai
TLTL
dambuhay na may balahibo ng kapas
dam-bu-hay na may ba-la-hi-bo ng ka-pas
TRTürkçe
pamuk kuyruklu tavşan
pamuk kuy-rul-ku tav-shan
UKУкраїнська
бавовняний зайчик
ba-vo-v-niy-zay-ch-ik
URاردو
پاموک ٹیل والی بلی
pa-mok teel waali bli
VITiếng Việt
chuột lang cottontail
chuu-ot lang cot-ton-tail
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ àti ẹ̀lẹ̀
e-ko a-ti e-le
ZH中文
棉尾兔子
mian wei tùzi
ZUZU
inhlanzi e-ngqongqo
in-hlan-zi e-ng-qo-ngo

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