Jack-rabbit
noun
1.
any of various large hares of western North America, having very long hind legs and long ears.
noun
1.
any of various W North American hares, such as Lepus townsendi (white-tailed jack rabbit), having long hind legs and large ears
verb
To advance by leaps, like a jack-rabbit: a stock market jack-rabbiting past the Dow Jones 5,000 (1990s+)
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