jackrabbit
noun
jack·rab·bit
ˈjak-ˌra-bət 
: any of several large hares (genus Lepus) of western North America having very long ears and long hind legs
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Keep your eyes peeled along the way for native wildlife, such as jackrabbits and coyotes below, or hawks riding thermals up in the sky.
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Others have questioned if the rabbits with the growths could be jackalopes, a cryptid from American lore which is said to have the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of an antelope, per The Smithsonian.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, behind the office building where there are wall friezes created by McGraw-Hill, shy deer and a jackrabbit darted away.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Davis also points out that corporate profits are now extremely high by historical levels, and hence won’t grow nearly as fast from here as their jackrabbit pace of recent years.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2025
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Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Others have questioned if the rabbits with the growths could be jackalopes, a cryptid from American lore which is said to have the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of an antelope, per The Smithsonian.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, behind the office building where there are wall friezes created by McGraw-Hill, shy deer and a jackrabbit darted away.
—Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
Davis also points out that corporate profits are now extremely high by historical levels, and hence won’t grow nearly as fast from here as their jackrabbit pace of recent years.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2025
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“Jackrabbit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jackrabbit. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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jackrabbit
noun
jack·rab·bit
-ˌrab-ət
: any of several large hares of western North America with very long ears and long hind legs
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