jackrabbit

Noun

 * 1) any of several large North American hares of the genus Lepus

Usage notes

 * Used attributively to describe a sudden, rapid movement
 * His jackrabbit start helped him win the race.

Translations

 * Apache:
 * Western Apache: ga, gha
 * Asturian:
 * Catalan:
 * Cheyenne: aénȯhevóhkóóhe
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ineseño: maʼ
 * Navajo: gahtsoh
 * O'odham: cu꞉wĭ
 * Panamint: kammu, kammuttsi
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: liebre grande de Norteamérica

Verb

 * 1)  To make a sudden, rapid movement