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jackrabbit

jackrabbit noun: any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus.

jackrabbit: any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus
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Noun

jackrabbit (plural jackrabbits)

  1. Any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus.
    Synonyms:
    jackhare

Verb

jackrabbit (third-person singular simple present jackrabbits, present participle jackrabbiting, simple past and past participle jackrabbited)

  1. (US) To make a sudden, rapid movement

jackrabbit meaning in Bengali

jackrabbit in Bengali

হঠাৎ, দ্রুত গতি করা

Synonyms of jackrabbit

Forms of jackrabbit

Noun
pluraljackrabbits
alternative formjack-rabbit
Verb
third-person singular presentjackrabbits
present participlejackrabbiting
past participlejackrabbited
pastjackrabbited

Origin of jackrabbit

Blend of jackass + rabbit.

Words formed from jackrabbit

Phrases with jackrabbit

Questions about jackrabbit

What does jackrabbit mean?
Jackrabbit means any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus.
What is jackrabbit in Bengali?
Jackrabbit in Bengali is হঠাৎ, দ্রুত গতি করা. See Jackrabbit meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is jackrabbit?
Jackrabbit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of jackrabbit?
The plural of jackrabbit is jackrabbits.

Words near jackrabbit in the dictionary

  1. jackpots
  2. jackpotted
  3. jackpotting
  4. jackpudding
  5. jackpuddings
  6. jackrabbit
  7. jackrabbit start
  8. jackrabbit starts
  9. jackrabbited
  10. jackrabbiting
  11. jackrabbits

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: jackrabbit (page history and authors); jackrabbit (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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