ROADRUNNER

Meaning of ROADRUNNER in English

/rohd"run'euhr/ , n.

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 .

[ 1855-60, Amer.; ROAD + RUNNER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ROADRUNNER — noun Date: 1856 a largely terrestrial bird ( Geococcyx californianus ) of the cuckoo family that has a long tail …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROADRUNNER — or chaparral cock Either of two species of terrestrial cuckoo , especially Geococcyx californianus (family Cuculidae), of Mexican and southwestern …
Английский словарь Британика
ROADRUNNER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a bird ( Geococcyx californianus ) of largely terrestrial habits that resembles a cuckoo and is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROADRUNNER — n. swift-running long-tailed desert bird of the cuckoo family (native to Central America, Mexico and the southwestern United States)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROADRUNNER — noun Date: 1856 : a largely terrestrial bird ( Geococcyx californianus ) of the cuckoo family that has a long …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROADRUNNER — ■ noun a fast-running long-tailed bird of the cuckoo family, found chiefly in arid country from the southern US to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROADRUNNER — [road.run.ner] n (1856): a largely terrestrial bird (Geococcyx californianus) of the cuckoo family that has a long tail and a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROADRUNNER — Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) also called Chaparral Cock, either of two species of terrestrial cuckoos, especially Geococcyx californianus (see photograph), of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROADRUNNER — roadrunner BrE AmE ˈrəʊd ˌrʌn ə AmE \ ˈroʊd ˌrʌn ə r ▷ roadrunner|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROADRUNNER — / ˈrəʊdrʌnə(r); NAmE ˈroʊd-/ noun a N American bird of the cuckoo family, that lives in desert areas and can …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROADRUNNER — road ‧ run ‧ ner /ˈrəʊdrʌnə $ ˈroʊdrʌnər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a small bird that runs very fast and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROADRUNNER — n. a bird of Mexican and US deserts, Geococcyx californianus, related to the cuckoo, and a poor flier but fast …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROADRUNNER — n. a bird of Mexican and US deserts, Geococcyx californianus, related to the cuckoo, and a poor flier but fast …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROADRUNNER — n. a bird of Mexican and US deserts, Geococcyx californianus, related to the cuckoo, and a poor flier but fast …
Oxford English vocab
ROADRUNNER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ M., where the state bird is the roadrunner . ▪ The Comanche thought the roadrunner …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROADRUNNER — [noun] [C] - a bird from the SW United States and Mexico with a long tail and feathers which stand …
Cambridge English vocab
ROADRUNNER — n. or chaparral cock Either of two species of terrestrial cuckoo , especially Geococcyx californianus (family Cuculidae), of Mexican and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROADRUNNER — кукушка-подорожник (Geococcyx) - greater roadrunner - lesser roadrunner
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ROADRUNNER — кукушка-подорожник ( Geococcyx ) - greater roadrunner - lesser roadrunner
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ROADRUNNER — калифорнийская земляная (бегающая) кукушка Geococcyx californianus (лат); довольно крупная птица (длина тела до 60 см) с большими сильными ногами, длинным хвостом …
ROADRUNNER — калифорнийская земляная (бегающая) кукушка Geococcyx californianus (лат.); довольно крупная птица (длина тела до 60 см) с большими сильными ногами, длинным …
ROADRUNNER — n. Pronunciation: ' r ō d- ˌ r ə -n ə r Function: noun Date: 1856 : a largely terrestrial …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREATER ROADRUNNER. — See under roadrunner .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAPARRAL COCK — noun Date: 1853 roadrunner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUCKOO — Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate …
Английский словарь Британика
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAKE KILLER — noun 1. : secretary bird 2. : roadrunner
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAISANO — pīˈzä(ˌ)nō, -ˈsä- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from French paysan — more at peasant 1. Southwest a. : rustic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROUND CUCKOO — noun : roadrunner
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAPARRAL BIRD — noun or chaparral cock : road runner ; especially : the male roadrunner
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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