antelope jack rabbit

noun

: a very large pale jack rabbit (Lepus alleni) of the Arizona and western Mexican deserts having long ears and whitish sides suggesting the antelope's white rump when in motion

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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