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jumping hare

American  

noun

  1. springhare.

Etymology

Origin of jumping hare

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Stanza vi., jerboa: a small jumping rodent animal, called also the jumping hare.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

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