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jackrabbit

jack rab bit |ˈjakˌrabət ˈʤækˌræbət | noun a hare found in open country in western North America. [Genus Lepus, family Leporidae: several species, including the blacktail jackrabbit (L. californicus ).] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of jackass-rabbit, because of its long ears.

 

Oxford Dictionary

jackrabbit

jack |rab ¦bit |ˈdʒakrabɪt | noun a hare found on the prairies and steppes of North America. Genus Lepus, family Leporidae: several species. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of jackass-rabbit, because of its long ears.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jackrabbit

j ck r bbit 名詞 C ⦅米 ⦆〘動 〙(大形の )ノウサギ .