JACKRABBIT

Meaning of JACKRABBIT in English

/ ˈdʒækræbɪt; NAmE / noun

a large N American hare (= an animal like a large rabbit ) with very long ears

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of jackass-rabbit , because of its long ears.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

JACKRABBIT — noun Etymology: 1jack (jackass) + rabbit; from its long ears Date: 1863 any of several large hares (genus Lepus ) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JACKRABBIT — Any of several large, common North American species of hares (e.g., Lepus townsendii , L. californicus ). Jackrabbits have very …
Английский словарь Британика
JACKRABBIT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: jack (I) (jackass) + rabbit; from its long ears : any of several large hares (genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACKRABBIT — /jak"rab'it/ , adj. 1. resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement: The car made a jackrabbit …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JACKRABBIT — n. large hare with long ears and long hind legs (common to western North America)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JACKRABBIT — noun Etymology: jack (I) (jackass) + rabbit; from its long ears Date: 1863 : any of several large hares (genus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JACKRABBIT — ■ noun a hare found on the prairies and steppes of North America. [Genus Lepus : several species.] Origin C19: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JACKRABBIT — [jack.rab.bit] n [[1]jack (jackass) + rabbit; fr. its long ears] (1863): any of several large hares (genus Lepus) of western …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JACKRABBIT — common North American species of hare (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
JACKRABBIT — jackrabbit BrE AmE ˈdʒæk ˌræb ɪt § \ -ət ▷ jackrabbit|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JACKRABBIT — jack ‧ rab ‧ bit /ˈdʒækˌræbət, ˈdʒækˌræbɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a large North American ↑ hare (=animal like a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JACKRABBIT — n. US any of various large prairie hares of the genus Lepus with very long ears and hind legs.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JACKRABBIT — n. US any of various large prairie hares of the genus Lepus with very long ears and hind legs.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JACKRABBIT — n. US any of various large prairie hares of the genus Lepus with very long ears and hind legs.
Oxford English vocab
JACKRABBIT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Alert, she stalked the jackrabbit , her stiletto poised for a deft jab. ▪ Clearly …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JACKRABBIT — [noun] [C] - a large type of N American rabbit
Cambridge English vocab
JACKRABBIT — n. Any of several large, common North American species of hares (e.g., Lepus townsendii , L. californicus ). Jackrabbits have …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JACKRABBIT — Synonyms and related words : Belgian hare, broad jumper, buck, bucking bronco, buckjumper, bunny, cottontail, doe, flea, frog, gazelle, goat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
JACKRABBIT — большой североамериканский заяц
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
JACKRABBIT — заяц (Lepus) - antelope jackrabbit - black-tailed jackrabbit - California jackrabbit - white-tailed jackrabbit
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
JACKRABBIT — заяц ( Lepus ) - antelope jackrabbit - black-tailed jackrabbit - California jackrabbit - white-tailed jackrabbit
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
JACKRABBIT — большой североамериканский заяц
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
JACKRABBIT — чернохвостый калифорнийский заяц, калифорнийский чернохвостик Lepus californicus (лат), имеет очень длинные уши с черными кончиками. Обитает на западе Северной Америки в …
JACKRABBIT — чернохвостый калифорнийский заяц, калифорнийский чернохвостик Lepus californicus (лат.), имеет очень длинные уши с черными кончиками. Обитает на западе Северной Америки …
JACKRABBIT — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ ra-b ə t Function: noun Etymology: 1 jack (jackass) + rabbit; from its longitude ears Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHITE-TAILED JACKRABBIT — noun : a jackrabbit ( Lepus townsendi ) of the northern great plains that has a white tail and commonly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLACK-TAILED JACKRABBIT — noun : a jackrabbit ( Lepus californicus ) of the southwestern United States and Mexico that has a tail with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JAZZ JACKRABBIT — Jazz Jackrabbit
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HARE — I Bounding mammal (in the family Leporidae) whose young, unlike those of The common hare ( Lepus europaeus ) is …
Английский словарь Британика
HARE — (Top) Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) and (bottom) blue hare (Lepus any mammal of the family Leporidae (hares and rabbits), order …
Britannica English vocabulary
HARE — n. Bounding mammal (in the family Leporidae) whose young, unlike those of rabbits , are born fully haired, with open …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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