单词 | chaparral cock |
释义 | > as lemmaschaparral cock chaparral cock n. a species of cuckoo ( Geococcyx californianus) in the west of North America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > geococcyx californianus (road-runner) paisano1853 roadrunner1856 chaparral cock1859 1859 S. F. Baird Catal. N. Amer. Birds 68 Geococcyx californianus, Baird. Paisano; Chaparral Cock. 1882 A. E. Sweet & J. A. Knox Sketches from Texas Siftings 177 The American name chapparel cock is evidently the Mexican name caporal Americanized. 1885 Harper's Mag. Feb. 423/1 This bird..is..known under several names, such as road-runner, chaparral cock. < as lemmas |
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