jack rabbit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jack rabbit
1860–65; jack(ass) + rabbit; so named from the size of its ears
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jun. 4, 2021
Diego Schwartzman, the 5-foot-7, Argentine ball-blasting jack rabbit who has willed his way to the impressive world ranking of No. 12, got the set.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2018
I grew up loving and rescuing animals: two badgers, a gopher, a jack rabbit, five baby squirrels and a great horned owl.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2018
Playing on a recent Wednesday night, he roamed the midfield, quick as a jack rabbit, and hungrily chased down the ball.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2011
The jack rabbit is found mostly on the western plains and is the largest of the American hares.
From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry
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