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chaparral cock

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road⋅run⋅ner

  [rohd-ruhn-er]
–noun
either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, esp. G. californianus (greater roadrunner).
Also called chaparral cock.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; road + runner
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chaparral cock  
n.  See roadrunner.
road·run·ner   (rōd'rŭn'ər)   
n.  A swift-running, crested bird (Geococcyx californianus) of southwest North America, having streaked brownish plumage and a long tail. Also called chaparral bird, chaparral cock.
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