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JACKRABBIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large hare of western North America
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("jackrabbit" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jackrabbit"):
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)
blacktail jackrabbit; Lepus californicus (the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail)
Holonyms ("jackrabbit" is a member of...):
genus Lepus; Lepus (type genus of the Leporidae: hares)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "jackrabbit" is one way to...):
jump; start; startle (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm)
Sentence frames:
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