[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/jackrabbit/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) / jackrabbit

# jackrabbit

noun (a jackrabbit, jackrabbits); verb (jackrabbit, jackrabbits, jackrabbited — informal, US)

«jackrabbit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A jackrabbit is a large hare of western North America with very long ears and strong back legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#m1)
2. (informal, US) To jackrabbit is to start or move suddenly and fast, like a car shooting off from traffic lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about deserts, jackrabbits use their huge ears to lose heat and can run up to about 60 km per hour. Despite the name, a jackrabbit is a hare, not a rabbit: hares are born with fur and open eyes. Phrases: «jackrabbit start», «black-tailed jackrabbit».

### Examples

- A jackrabbit leapt out from behind the cactus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#x1)
- Jackrabbits have long ears that help them stay cool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#x2)
- The black-tailed jackrabbit lives in the deserts of the USA and Mexico. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#x3)
- A jackrabbit can run faster than most dogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#x4)
- The car made a jackrabbit start when the lights turned green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#x5)
- Coyotes and eagles hunt jackrabbits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/#x6)

### Note

One word. A jackrabbit is a hare, not a true rabbit. Plural «jackrabbits». Mostly American; in the UK you would say «hare».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jackrabbit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jackrabbit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jackrabbit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jackrabbit.html) on Mova free.