Word: cottontails
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
tton
tails
Definition: Plural of cottontail; 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)
Morphemes:
Affix: cotton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An item of clothing made from cotton.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: coton
Language: fro
Decoded: coton
PoS: Noun
Meaning: cotton (material)
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.