'Chaparral' definitions:
Definition of 'chaparral'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Chaparral'
From: GCIDE
- 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
Chaparral, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Chaparral, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
Population (2000) :
6117
Housing Units (2000) :
2134
Land area (2000) :
38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km)
FIPS code :
14250
Located within :
New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location :
32.039072 N, 106.429630 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
88021
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.