- jack·rab·bit
- /ˈʤækˌræbət/ noun, pl -bits [count]: a North American animal that resembles a large rabbit and that is very fast
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jack rabbit — jack′ rab bit n. any of various large hares of W North America, having long hind legs and long ears • Etymology: 1860–65; jack (ass) +rabbit; so named from the size of its ears … From formal English to slang
Welsh rare bit — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jackrabbit — jack|rab|bit [ˈdʒækˌræbıt] n a large North American ↑hare (=animal like a large rabbit) with very long ears … Dictionary of contemporary English
jackrabbit — jack|rab|bit [ dʒæk,ræbıt ] noun count a wild animal like a large RABBIT that lives in open areas of the U.S … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jackrabbit — jack•rab•bit [[t]ˈdʒækˌræb ɪt[/t]] adj. 1) cvb resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement 2) cvb to go or start forward with a rapid, sudden movement • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
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Angora rabbit — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chimaera monstrosa — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lepus cuniculus — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lepus sylvatica — Rabbit Rab bit (r[a^]b b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often kept as a pet, and has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
