Definitions of jackrabbit
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large hare of western North America
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types:
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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
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Lepus californicus, blacktail jackrabbit
the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail
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type of:
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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
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Lepus townsendi, white-tailed jackrabbit, whitetail jackrabbit
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go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
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