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CHAPARRAL COCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chaparral cock mean?
• CHAPARRAL COCK (noun)
The noun CHAPARRAL COCK has 1 sense:
1. speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
Familiarity information: CHAPARRAL COCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
chaparral cock; Geococcyx californianus; roadrunner
Hypernyms ("chaparral cock" is a kind of...):
cuckoo (any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)
Holonyms ("chaparral cock" is a member of...):
genus Geococcyx; Geococcyx (roadrunners)
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