jackrabbit
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- noun
- /ˈdʒækˌræbɪt/
- US
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liebre americana
- In eastern Oregon along U.S. 20, black-tailed jackrabbits lie like welts of sod—three, four, then a fifth.
- antelope jackrabbit
- jackrabbit and coyote
- runs so fast
Examples
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Faster than a jackrabbit trying to outrun a dust storm, as they would say in Dallas.
Blog text (28) -
He ran just like a jackrabbit.
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But if they let Oregon get off to a jackrabbit start, they can forget it.
Blog text (23) -
Trying to keep up with you is like chasing a jackrabbit.
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The jackrabbit picked that moment to streak away across the packed snow.
Fiction book (1992) -
Corbett takes off like a jackrabbit.
Fiction book (1993) -
Joyfully, Annalisa led the way to the hogan, feeling as free-spirited and swift as her old friend the jackrabbit.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the popular imagination, the basin is a dry, crater-pocked land of endless scrub populated by tarantulas and jackrabbits.
Academic text (2005) -
The jackrabbit swiftly dashed across the open field, its long legs propelling it forward.
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While hiking in the desert, we spotted a jackrabbit leaping effortlessly over the rocky terrain.
Synonyms
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A fast mammal like a large rabbit with long ears and back legs
A large wild hare with long black-tipped ears and a black streak on its tail
A large hare with long black-tipped ears and a black-streaked tail that lives in western US grasslands
A large hare with a white tail that lives in western United States plains
A large hare with a white tail and fur that becomes paler in winter
A large wild hare in North America with a white tail that lives in plains and mountains
Compounds
A large wild hare with long black-tipped ears and a black streak on its tail
A large wild hare in North America with a white tail that lives in plains and mountains
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Etymology
Jackrabbit comes from the older name jackass rabbit because people thought its long ears looked like a small donkey's ('jackass') ears, and the name was later shortened. So a jackrabbit is a large, fast hare with very long ears and powerful hind legs.