greater road runner

greater roadrunner

noun
See under roadrunner.
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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, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner)
Also called chaparral cock.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; road + runner

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roadrunner (ˈrəʊdˌrʌnə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called: chaparral cock a terrestrial crested bird, Geococcyx californianus, of Central and S North America, having a streaked plumage and long tail: family Cuculidae (cuckoos)

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