genus Sylvilagus

Thesaurus

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genus Sylvilagus - North American rabbits Sylvilagusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Leporidae, Leporidae - hares and rabbitscottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit - 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)canecutter, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus, swamp rabbit - a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands