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单词 jackalope
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Definition of jackalope in English:

jackalope

noun ˈdʒakələʊpˈdʒækəˌloʊp
  • A mythical animal depicted as a hare or rabbit with horns, said to exist in parts of North America.

    some dismiss jackalopes as the fantasy of cowboys who spent too long on the range
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Attendees should remember to refrain from hunting jackalope from midnight to 2 a.m. on June 31.
    • The staff has long been interested in jackalope myths around the world.
    • A drunk trapper named LeRoy Ball freaked in 1829 near Douglas, Wyoming after spotting the world's first jackalope.
    • Fenwick claimed that jackalopes mate only during nocturnal lightning flashes.
    • Back in the 1900s, popular hunting and fishing mags profiled the elusive jackalope.
    • Anyone from a place with name of Moose Jaw already knows the dangers of messing around with jackalopes.
    • An odd trait of the jackalope is its ability to imitate the human voice.
    • An exhibit of jackalopes and their lore is on display at the Wichita Art Museum.
    • A pretty idea, as I say, but about as genuine as the jackalope.
    • You hardly ever see jackalopes in the wild anymore, but they can still be found in a few old taverns, usually on a wall with other stuffed critters.

Origin

1950s: blend of jackrabbit and antelope.

 
 

Definition of jackalope in US English:

jackalope

nounˈdʒækəˌloʊpˈjakəˌlōp
  • A mythical animal depicted as a hare or rabbit with horns, said to exist in parts of North America.

    some people think jackalopes are creations of taxidermists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Back in the 1900s, popular hunting and fishing mags profiled the elusive jackalope.
    • Anyone from a place with name of Moose Jaw already knows the dangers of messing around with jackalopes.
    • A drunk trapper named LeRoy Ball freaked in 1829 near Douglas, Wyoming after spotting the world's first jackalope.
    • The staff has long been interested in jackalope myths around the world.
    • A pretty idea, as I say, but about as genuine as the jackalope.
    • Attendees should remember to refrain from hunting jackalope from midnight to 2 a.m. on June 31.
    • You hardly ever see jackalopes in the wild anymore, but they can still be found in a few old taverns, usually on a wall with other stuffed critters.
    • An exhibit of jackalopes and their lore is on display at the Wichita Art Museum.
    • Fenwick claimed that jackalopes mate only during nocturnal lightning flashes.
    • An odd trait of the jackalope is its ability to imitate the human voice.

Origin

1950s: blend of jackrabbit and antelope.

 
 
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