cottontail

noun

common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside

Roots

qutncotton- · Arabic · cotton taegl-tail · Old English · tail

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The word cottontail breaks down into 2 roots of Arabic and Old English origin: cotton-, from Arabic qutn (“cotton”); and -tail, from Old English taegl (“tail”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.