jackrabbit
noun
jack·​rab·​bit
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Definition of jackrabbit
: any of several large hares (genus Lepus) of western North America having very long ears and long hind legs
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The vast proliferation of topical humor that has resulted across various media has turned Mad into a tortoise among jackrabbits. — Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Alas, poor Mad magazine, pulled under by its own humor wave," 5 July 2019 There’s not much between those cities except the dusty prairies and grasslands of the Great Plains, where the buffalo used to roam and where still the deer and the antelope play alongside prairie dogs, jackrabbits, and even rattlesnakes. — Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, "Lubbock is smack in middle of nowhere — and everywhere," 20 July 2019 There were sudden inundations of green worms, then starving jackrabbits that swarmed out of the hills, darting eerily about. — Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine, "Where Our New World Begins," 10 May 2019 Now, a new study shows how: by borrowing a gene from a jackrabbit, one of their long-eared cousins. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "How the snowshoe hare is losing its white winter coat," 21 June 2018 One key souvenir from that mating: a jackrabbit version of agouti, the gene that normally revs up its activity and turns snowshoe fur white in the winter, the researchers report today in Science. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "How the snowshoe hare is losing its white winter coat," 21 June 2018 Part of it was just a reaction to the sheer, mad as a March jackrabbit frenzy of the NCAA Tournament. — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, "March Madness 2018: How the media (blush) saved Ohio State -- Bill Livingston," 16 Mar. 2018 One of the featured creatures is of the fantasy kind — a wolperdinger, Bavaria’s canine-fanged version of the Texas jackalope, a cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope. — John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, "German hunting, fishing museum spans history back to the stone age," 14 June 2018 Some tours include lunch or dinner; all include sightings of jackrabbits and the occasional Joshua trees. — Matt Villano, Sunset, "Top 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas with Kids," 22 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'jackrabbit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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jackrabbit
noun
English Language Learners Definition of jackrabbit
: a North American animal that resembles a large rabbit and that is very fast
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jackrabbit
noun
jack·​rab·​bit
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Kids Definition of jackrabbit
: a large hare of North America that has very long ears and long hind legs