We found 3 definitions of jackrabbits from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: jackrabbits |
||
jackrabbit - large hare of western North America | ||
hare swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes | ||
genus lepus, lepus type genus of the Leporidae: hares | ||
lepus townsendi, white-tailed jackrabbit, whitetail jackrabbit largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter; tail nearly always all white | ||
Verb |
||
jackrabbit - go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement | ||
startle, start, jump to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" |