roadrunnerとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

A greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) in Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada, U.S.A.

A lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) in Oaxaca, Mexico.

From road +‎ runner, probably a calque of Spanish correcaminos (“roadrunner”),^[1] from correr (“to run”) + caminos (“roads”).

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/
• ハイフネーション: road‧run‧ner

名詞

roadrunner (複数形 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).

   Synonyms: chaparral bird, chaparral cock, (Southwestern 米国用法) paisano

派生語

• greater roadrunner
• lesser roadrunner

参照

固有名詞

Road Runner

1. A fictional blue speedster roadrunner who is a character of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, and usually stars in the role of being pursued by Wile E. Coyote.

外部リンク

• Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner on Wikipedia.