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jackrabbit

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jackrabbit /ˈdʒakˌrabɪt /
noun a hare found on the prairies and steppes of North America.
Genus Lepus, family Leporidae: several species.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: abbreviation of jackass-rabbit, because of its long ears.