jack rabbit

American  

noun

1. any of various large hares of western North America, having very long hind legs and long ears.

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jack rabbit British  

noun

1. any of various W North American hares, such as Lepus townsendi ( white-tailed jack rabbit ), having long hind legs and large ears

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Etymology

Origin of jack rabbit

1860–65; jack(ass) + rabbit; so named from the size of its ears

Example Sentences

“It was easy to grow up here because we could be kids. You know, back that way, there were a lot of fruit trees, mountains where our parents would go jack rabbit hunting, and all kinds of stuff like that. It was really, really nice.”

From Los Angeles Times

Evacuation orders have been issued for areas south of Seneca Springs, east of Jack Rabbit Trail, north of Gilman Springs, north of Potrero Reserve, west of Manzanita Park and Highway 79.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, let’s focus on the metal case, soaked in a blood-red finish that has Vincent and Mia dancing on a turnstile at the famous Jack Rabbit Slim’s.

From Washington Times

“He scattered like a jack rabbit,” Wallace Pleasant told WXYZ-TV.

From Seattle Times

It looked like the work of a jack rabbit, he said, which must have been trying to get at the moisture in the stem.

From Los Angeles Times