jackrabbit
Long-eared sprinter
A jackrabbit is a large North American hare with exceptionally long ears and powerful hind legs built for speed.
Despite the name, jackrabbits are hares, not rabbits—born fully furred with eyes open, unlike true rabbits.
As a verb, to jackrabbit means to move with sudden, bounding starts: The car jackrabbited away from the light.
North American wild rabbit
- lagomorphRabbit-like mammal order
- bunnyInformal term for rabbit
- leveretFirst-year hare
- LepusHare and rabbit genus
mammal · herbivore · warren · burrow · furry · whiskers · pelage · hindlegs
Devoid of water
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- tumbleweedDetached, rolling desert plant
- cactusSpiny desert plant
chaparral · scrubland · prairie · grassland · sand · sunbaked · drought · barren
Secured or destined
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- hopSmall, quick jump
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- vaultSecure storage chamber
launch · propel · pounce · hurdle · lunge · kick · bounce · hindlegs
Moving with speed
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
zigzag · bound · agile · nimble · quick · velocity · gallop · acceleration
External ear structures
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
cooling · bloodflow · radar · erect · swivel · detection · silhouette · distinctive
cottontail
North American wild rabbit
Lepus · mammal · herbivore · warren · burrow · furry · whiskers · pelage · hindlegs · prey
arid
Devoid of water
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- tumbleweedDetached, rolling desert plant
cactus · chaparral · scrubland · prairie · grassland · sand · sunbaked · drought · barren · expanse
bound
Secured or destined
vault · launch · propel · pounce · hurdle · lunge · kick · bounce · hindlegs · powerful
swift
Moving with speed
bolt · zigzag · bound · agile · nimble · quick · velocity · gallop · acceleration · evasion
pinnae
External ear structures
thermoregulation · cooling · bloodflow · radar · erect · swivel · detection · silhouette · distinctive · oversized
- desert thingssand, cactus, cacti, camel, dune
- Chihuahuan Desertmesquite, yucca, prickly pear, javelina, roadrunner
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- desert lifecamel, cactus, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder
- Plains wildlifebison, coyote, prairie dog, pronghorn, rattlesnake
- Rabbitsbunny, cottontail, lionhead, snowshoe hare, Californian
jackrabbitcottontail
North American wild rabbit
domestic rabbit · dwarf rabbit · bunny · pika
- jackrabbit startsOverly rapid accelerations