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roadrunner
(roʊdrʌnər)
Word forms: roadrunners
countable noun
A roadrunner is a bird with a long tail, found mainly in the southwestern United States, that is able to run very quickly.
Roadrunners are frequently seen sprinting through the inn's grounds.
roadrunner in British English
(ˈrəʊdˌrʌnə)
noun
a terrestrial crested bird, Geococcyx californianus, of Central and S North America, having a streaked plumage and long tail: family Cuculidae (cuckoos)
Also called: chaparral cockroadrunner in American English
(ˈroʊdˌrʌnər)
US
noun
a long-tailed, crested, desert cuckoo bird (Geococcyx californianus) of the SW U.S. and N Mexico, that can run swiftly
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