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Geococcyx Californianus
(gcide) | Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
[1913 Webster]
2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
of thorny shrubs and brambles.
[1913 Webster]
Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the
cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for
running with great speed. It ranges from California to
Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
runner}, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It
is the state bird of New Mexico.
[1913 Webster +PJC] chapati |
geococcyx californianus
(wn) | Geococcyx californianus
n 1: speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and
Mexico to Texas [syn: roadrunner, chaparral cock,
Geococcyx californianus] |
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Geococcyx Californianus
(gcide) | Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
[1913 Webster]
2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
of thorny shrubs and brambles.
[1913 Webster]
Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the
cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for
running with great speed. It ranges from California to
Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
runner}, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It
is the state bird of New Mexico.
[1913 Webster +PJC] chapati |
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