swamp rabbit

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–noun

any of several southern cottontails, esp. Sylvilagus aquaticus, of swamps and lowlands.

Also called canecutter.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism

cane⋅cut⋅ter

[keyn-kuht-er]

–noun

any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.

Also, cane cutter.

Also called swamp rabbit.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism, for earlier sense; cane + cutter

swamp rabbit
noun
1.	a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida [syn: marsh hare]
2.	a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands

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