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jack rabbit definition

☆ jack rabbit

any of several large hares (genus Lepus) of W North America, with long ears and strong hind legs

Etymology: jack(ass) + rabbit: so named because of its long ears

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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