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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”), from correr (“to run”) + caminos (“roads”).

発音

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

名詞

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).

   Synonyms: chaparral bird, chaparral cock, (Southwestern US) chaparral hen, paisano

派生語

• greater roadrunner
• lesser roadrunner

参照

Further reading

• roadrunner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Geococcyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Geococcyx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies