jackalopen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒakələʊp/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækəˌloʊp/

Forms: 1900s– jackalope, 1900s– jackelope (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jackrabbit n., antelope n.

Etymology: < jack- (in jackrabbit n.) + -elope (in antelope n.).The origin of the second -a- in the usual spelling jackalope is unclear.

A mythical animal depicted as a hare or rabbit with horns and said to exist in parts of North America. Also: a representation of this animal created using taxidermic techniques.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > miscellaneous types of > like an animal

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1950 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 2 Mar. 12/7 The Douglas [Wyoming] Chamber of Commerce reports, with tongue in cheek, that the ‘jackalope’ still survives in Converse county.

1977 N.Y. Times 27 Nov. 26/3 He does not know how many of the legends surrounding the jackalope began.

1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xxii. 272 Think I want a..veterinary practice based on griffins, yeti, and jackalopes?

1992 T. Miller Trading with Enemy (1996) 296 That myth joins the alligators of the New York sewers and the jackalope of the western plains.

2007 Time Out N.Y. 1 Mar. 38/2 Descend..to this concrete-floored, signless subterranean den bedecked with stuffed critters—there's a beaver, an eagle, even a jackalope.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jackalope
释义	jackalopen. Brit. /ˈdʒakələʊp/, U.S. /ˈdʒækəˌloʊp/ Forms: 1900s– jackalope, 1900s– jackelope (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jackrabbit n., antelope n. Etymology: < jack- (in jackrabbit n.) + -elope (in antelope n.).The origin of the second -a- in the usual spelling jackalope is unclear. A mythical animal depicted as a hare or rabbit with horns and said to exist in parts of North America. Also: a representation of this animal created using taxidermic techniques. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > miscellaneous types of > like an animal sea-wolf1297 water bulla1731 water cow1794 ngarara1901 troll-bull1902 jackalope1950 1950 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 2 Mar. 12/7 The Douglas [Wyoming] Chamber of Commerce reports, with tongue in cheek, that the ‘jackalope’ still survives in Converse county. 1977 N.Y. Times 27 Nov. 26/3 He does not know how many of the legends surrounding the jackalope began. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xxii. 272 Think I want a..veterinary practice based on griffins, yeti, and jackalopes? 1992 T. Miller Trading with Enemy (1996) 296 That myth joins the alligators of the New York sewers and the jackalope of the western plains. 2007 Time Out N.Y. 1 Mar. 38/2 Descend..to this concrete-floored, signless subterranean den bedecked with stuffed critters—there's a beaver, an eagle, even a jackalope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1950
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