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Definition of Jackrabbit
1. Verb. Go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement.
2. Noun. Large hare of western North America.
Generic synonyms: Hare
Specialized synonyms: Lepus Townsendi, White-tailed Jackrabbit, Whitetail Jackrabbit, Blacktail Jackrabbit, Lepus Californicus
Definition of Jackrabbit
1. Noun. any of several large North American hares of the genus ''Lepus'' ¹
2. Verb. (American English) To make a sudden, rapid movement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jackrabbit
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackrabbit
Literary usage of Jackrabbit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Germ Warfareby John Lonergan by John Lonergan (2001)
"Outside the car, a jackrabbit looked up at the soft whoosh of the glasstop as it
rushed by at two and a half miles per minute. Robert sat back and thought ..."
2. Ethnozoology of the Tewa Indians by Junius Henderson, John Peabody Harrington (1914)
"White-tailed jackrabbit. jackrabbits are reported by both whites and Indians,
... Texas jackrabbit. We have no record of this species from the Pajarito ..."
3. Basic Math Skills, Grade 2 by Jo Ellen Moore (2003)
"This jackrabbit jumps on shapes with straight sides. 2. This jackrabbit jumps
... This jackrabbit jumps on shapes that can be stacked on top of each other. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"The Gray jackrabbit of the Upper Rio Grande region, and the Desert jackrabbit of
the Colorado Desert, were described as superficially distinct from the ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"The Gray jackrabbit of the Upper Rio Grande region, and the Desert jackrabbit of
the Colorado Desert, were described as superficially distinct from the ..."
6. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1919)
"On December 9, 1916, the County Court made a tax levy to meet the county expenses
estimated for the ensuing year, including a tax "for jackrabbit bounty ..."
7. Western Field by Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.), California Game and Fish Protective Association (1907)
"The jackrabbit is no hider, no skulker among the underbrush ; he is up and doing
... I had killed a jackrabbit with the big gun and two more cottontails had ..."
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