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jackrabbit

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jack·rab·bit  (jkrbt)
n. or jack rabbit
Any of several large, long-eared, long-legged hares of the genus Lepus.
intr.v. jack·rab·bit·ed, jack·rab·bit·ing, jack·rab·bits
To move or begin to move rapidly or suddenly: "A rear tire blew out and the car jackrabbited out of control" (Sonny Kleinfield).
adj.
Moving or beginning to move in a sudden, rapid manner: won the race with a jackrabbit start.

[jack(ass) (from its long ears) + rabbit.]
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Noun1.jackrabbitjackrabbit - large hare of western North America
genus Lepus, Lepus - type genus of the Leporidae: hares
hare - swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
Lepus townsendi, white-tailed jackrabbit, whitetail jackrabbit - largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white
blacktail jackrabbit, Lepus californicus - the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail
Verb1.jackrabbit - go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
jump, startle, start - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"


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And then, one day, again out in the back-pasture, he saw Dick start a jackrabbit and run it.
A big jackrabbit crossed our path, leaping swiftly and silently like a deer.
This part of the country was too settled for large game, but Billy kept Saxon supplied with squirrels and quail, cottontails and jackrabbits, snipe and wild ducks.
 
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