"roadrunner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roadrunner.wav Forms: roadrunners [plural]
Etymology: From road + runner, probably a calque of Spanish correcaminos (“roadrunner”), from correr (“to run”) + caminos (“roads”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*reydʰ-|*h₃er-}}, {{compound|en|road|runner|notext=1|type=endocentric}} road + runner, {{calque|en|es|correcaminos|nocap=1|t=roadrunner}} calque of Spanish correcaminos (“roadrunner”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} roadrunner (plural roadrunners)
  1. 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). Wikipedia link: Death Valley National Park Categories (lifeform): Cuckoos Synonyms: chaparral bird, chaparral cock, chaparral hen [Southwestern, US], paisano Derived forms: greater roadrunner, lesser roadrunner Translations (fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx): 𝠃𝤑𝦔񀧡𝤁𝡸񂱡𝤁𝢚񅳁𝣼𝢮񀂁𝤁𝣁񀧡𝤁𝣣񀠁𝤁𝤅񀦁𝣻𝤧񀦁𝣻𝥅񁯡𝤁𝥣񀧡𝤁𝥶 (American Sign Language), جواب (Arabic), бя́гаща ку́кувица (bjágašta kúkuvica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), зе́мна ку́кувица (zémna kúkuvica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), puuish (Cahuilla), correcamins [masculine] (Catalan), kukačka kohoutí [feminine] (Czech), renkoekoek [masculine] (Dutch), vojkurulo (Esperanto), jooksurkägu (Estonian), juoksukäki (Finnish), géocoucou [masculine] (French), Rennkuckucke [feminine] (German), γεωκόκκυγας (geokókkygas) (Greek), קוקייה רצנית (Hebrew), gyalogkakukk (Hungarian), reathaí an bhóthair (Irish), corridore della strada (english: properly the greater roadrunner) [masculine] (Italian), ロードランナー (rōdorannā) (Japanese), 道走 (michibashiri) (alt: みちばしり) (Japanese), ミチバシリ (michibashiri) (Japanese), 로드러너 (rodeureoneo) (Korean), земна кукавица (zemna kukavica) [feminine] (Macedonian), naatsédlózii (Navajo), räänkukütjen (North Frisian), løpegjøker (Norwegian Bokmål), veiløpere (Norwegian Bokmål), کوکوی دونده (Persian), kukawka [feminine] (Polish), papa-léguas [masculine] (Portuguese), cucul alergător [masculine] (Romanian), куку́шка-подоро́жник (kukúška-podoróžnik) [feminine] (Russian), súhūn (San Miguel el Grande Mixtec), toonꞌ (San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo), tooꞌn (San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo), correcaminos [masculine] (Spanish), tuppgökar (Swedish), koşar gugukla (Turkish), таязура-подорожник (tajazura-podorožnyk) (Ukrainian), Chi Chẹo đất (Vietnamese), pūꞌyūꞌt (Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac)

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          "alt": "みちばしり",
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        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Navajo translations",
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        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
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        "Terms with San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
        "Terms with Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac translations",
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        "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)."
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          "genus"
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          "family",
          "family"
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          "native",
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          "North",
          "North America"
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          "Central America",
          "Central America"
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          "greater roadrunner",
          "greater roadrunner"
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          "Geococcyx californianus",
          "Geococcyx californianus#Translingual"
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        {
          "word": "chaparral bird"
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        {
          "word": "chaparral cock"
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          "tags": [
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            "US"
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          "word": "chaparral hen"
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          "word": "paisano"
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        "Death Valley National Park"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/",
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        "General-American"
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    {
      "code": "ase",
      "lang": "American Sign Language",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "𝠃𝤑𝦔񀧡𝤁𝡸񂱡𝤁𝢚񅳁𝣼𝢮񀂁𝤁𝣁񀧡𝤁𝣣񀠁𝤁𝤅񀦁𝣻𝤧񀦁𝣻𝥅񁯡𝤁𝥣񀧡𝤁𝥶"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "جواب"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bjágašta kúkuvica",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бя́гаща ку́кувица"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zémna kúkuvica",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зе́мна ку́кувица"
    },
    {
      "code": "chl",
      "lang": "Cahuilla",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "puuish"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "correcamins"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kukačka kohoutí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "renkoekoek"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "vojkurulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "jooksurkägu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "juoksukäki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "géocoucou"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rennkuckucke"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "geokókkygas",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "γεωκόκκυγας"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "קוקייה רצנית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "gyalogkakukk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "reathaí an bhóthair"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "properly the greater roadrunner",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corridore della strada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rōdorannā",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "ロードランナー"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みちばしり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "michibashiri",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "道走"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "michibashiri",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "ミチバシリ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "rodeureoneo",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "로드러너"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zemna kukavica",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "земна кукавица"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "naatsédlózii"
    },
    {
      "code": "frr",
      "lang": "North Frisian",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "räänkukütjen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "løpegjøker"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "veiløpere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "کوکوی دونده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kukawka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papa-léguas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cucul alergător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kukúška-podoróžnik",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "куку́шка-подоро́жник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mig",
      "lang": "San Miguel el Grande Mixtec",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "súhūn"
    },
    {
      "code": "azg",
      "lang": "San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "toonꞌ"
    },
    {
      "code": "azg",
      "lang": "San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "tooꞌn"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "correcaminos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "tuppgökar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "koşar gugukla"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tajazura-podorožnyk",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "таязура-подорожник"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "Chi Chẹo đất"
    },
    {
      "code": "too",
      "lang": "Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac",
      "sense": "fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx",
      "word": "pūꞌyūꞌt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "roadrunner"
}

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