GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas

Synonyms:

chaparral cock; Geococcyx californianus; roadrunner

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Geococcyx californianus" is a kind of...):

cuckoo (any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("Geococcyx californianus" is a member of...):

genus Geococcyx; Geococcyx (roadrunners)

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