roadrunner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).

/ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roadrunner.wav /ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/

roadrunner roadrunners

From road + runner, probably a calque of Spanish correcaminos (“roadrunner”), from correr (“to run”) + caminos (“roads”).

chaparral bird chaparral cock chaparral hen paisano

greater roadrunner lesser roadrunner

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