'Geococcyx Californianus' definitions:

Definition of 'Geococcyx californianus'

noun

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

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