jackalope

noun

jack·a·lope ˈja-kə-ˌlōp How to pronounce jackalope (audio)

plural jackalopes

: a mythical animal that is reported chiefly from the western U.S. and is reputed to be the size of a small deer and to have the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of an antelope

Though stories mentioning horned creatures and animal hybrids exist in cultures and texts worldwide, in the U.S., the jackalope was "invented" by a creative hunter in Wyoming—paving the way for tourist attractions and cementing its place as a classic Americana relic.

Kara Goldfarb

Do you really have the willpower to pass up snapping a photo of yourself with the 80-foot brontosaurus and giant stuffed jackalope out front?

Bob Howells et al.

With a load of this brand of alcohol warming his belly, if a cowboy says he can lick double his weight of jackalopes, there's no doubt that he can't.

Donald E. Getz

Papilloma viruses cause the hornlike growths in rabbits that probably gave rise to myths of "jackalopes" in the American West.

Matthew Herper

Word History

Etymology

jack(rabbit) + -alope, respelling of -elope in antelope

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

单词	jackalope
释义	jackalope noun jack·a·lope ˈja-kə-ˌlōp plural jackalopes : a mythical animal that is reported chiefly from the western U.S. and is reputed to be the size of a small deer and to have the body of a jackrabbit and the horns of an antelope Though stories mentioning horned creatures and animal hybrids exist in cultures and texts worldwide, in the U.S., the jackalope was "invented" by a creative hunter in Wyoming—paving the way for tourist attractions and cementing its place as a classic Americana relic. Kara Goldfarb Do you really have the willpower to pass up snapping a photo of yourself with the 80-foot brontosaurus and giant stuffed jackalope out front? Bob Howells et al. With a load of this brand of alcohol warming his belly, if a cowboy says he can lick double his weight of jackalopes, there's no doubt that he can't. Donald E. Getz Papilloma viruses cause the hornlike growths in rabbits that probably gave rise to myths of "jackalopes" in the American West. Matthew Herper Word History Etymology jack(rabbit) + -alope, respelling of -elope in antelope First Known Use 1950, in the meaning defined above
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