jack rabbit

American

noun

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

jack rabbit British

noun

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

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jack rabbit

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

The zoo also has three of the world’s four largest rodents, including the Patagonian cavy, a sweet-tempered mammal that looks like a cross between a jack rabbit and a dog.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2014

I have even seen them leave the line of the jack rabbit to get at his throat.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various

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