roadrunner

Pronunciation: /ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/

The English word “roadrunner” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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).

From road + runner, probably a calque of Spanish correcaminos (“roadrunner”), from correr (“to run”) + caminos (“roads”).

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