geococcyx californianus

2 definitions found

geococcyx californianus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Geococcyx californianus
      n 1: speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and
           Mexico to Texas [syn: roadrunner, chaparral cock,
           Geococcyx californianus]