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road runner

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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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road runner

noun
someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) [syn: marathoner
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