noun
- 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.