greater roadrunner

noun

See under roadrunner.

Words nearby greater roadrunner

greater petrosal nerve, greater posterior rectus muscle of head, greater prairie chicken, greater psoas muscle, greater rhomboid muscle, greater roadrunner, greater scaup, greater shearwater, greater splanchnic nerve, greater sunda islands, greater trochanter

Definition for greater roadrunner (2 of 2)

roadrunner
[ rohd-ruhn-er ]
/ ˈroʊdˌrʌn ər /

noun

either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner).
Also called chaparral cock.

Origin of roadrunner

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; road + runner

British Dictionary definitions for greater roadrunner

roadrunner
/ (ˈrəʊdˌrʌnə) /

noun

a terrestrial crested bird, Geococcyx californianus, of Central and S North America, having a streaked plumage and long tail: family Cuculidae (cuckoos) Also called: chaparral cock