roadrunner

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈroʊdˌrʌnɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rōd′run′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
road•run•ner /ˈroʊdˌrʌnɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa fast-running kind of bird, a cuckoo, found in dry regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
road•run•ner  (rōd′run′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdseither of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, esp. G. californianus (greater roadrunner.) Also called chaparral cock. 
  • road + runner 1855–60, American.

'roadrunner' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chaparral bird - greater roadrunner - paisano

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