1. the short tails of certain animals, especially rabbits, hares, and deer

Examples

• The rabbits bounded away, their white scuts flashing in the sunlight.
• Deer raised their scuts as they sensed danger approaching.
• The hunter could spot the cottontails by their distinctive scuts.
• White-tailed deer get their name from the white undersides of their scuts.
• The hares’ scuts were barely visible against the brown grass.
• She watched the rabbits hop across the field, their scuts bobbing with each leap.