roadrunner
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roadrunner
- /ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/ UK
- /ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From road + runner, probably a calque of Spanish correcaminos (“roadrunner”), from correr (“to run”) + caminos (“roads”).
noun roadrunners
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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).
Similar: chaparral bird, chaparral cock, chaparral hen, paisano
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noun fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx
| Español | correcaminos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 로드러너 rodeureoneo |
| 日本語 | ロードランナー rōdorannā, 道走 michibashiri, ミチバシリ michibashiri |
| Português | papa-léguas |
| Français | géocoucou |
| Deutsch | Rennkuckucke |
| Italiano | corridore della strada |
| Ελληνικά | γεωκόκκυγας geokókkygas |
| Română | cucul alergător |
| Русский | куку́шка-подоро́жник kukúška-podoróžnik |
| Tiếng Việt | Chi Chẹo đất |
| العربية | جواب |
| עברית | קוקייה רצנית |
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title = {roadrunner},
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