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jackrabbit

jack·rab·bit [ ják ràbbit ] (plural jack·rab·bits) or jack rab·bit [ ják ràbbit ] (plural jack rab·bits)


noun 
Definition:
 
large hare: a large hare with long hind legs and extremely long ears. Native to: prairies of western North America.  Genus Lepus.

[<jackass, because of its long ears]
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