Definition of roadrunner in English:

roadrunner

noun ˈrəʊdrʌnəˈroʊdˌrənər

A slender fast-running bird of the cuckoo family, found chiefly in arid country from the southern US to Central America.
Genus Geococcyx, family Cuculidae: two species, in particular the (greater) roadrunner (G. californianus)
Example sentencesExamples
- He confirmed that roadrunners did occur in the state and also added Black-throated Green Warbler, bringing the state list to 345 species and varieties.
- In this landscape ringed by red-rock hills that take on a spectacular hue at sunset, small pleasures - fleeting glimpses of roadrunners, stretches of freshly paved road - are unexpectedly gratifying.
- I've stumbled upon quail amidst the redwoods, roadrunners in the Hill Country, and a colony of flamingo in the heart of Hong Kong.
- For years a mated pair of roadrunners lived in the brush on the vacant lot behind the alley.
- In one intriguing trackway, the footfalls of a fringe-toed lizard were paralleled by the prints of a roadrunner, a lizard-eating bird.

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably derived from a transaltion of Spanish correcamino.

Definition of roadrunner in US English:

roadrunner

nounˈroʊdˌrənərˈrōdˌrənər

A slender fast-running bird of the cuckoo family, found chiefly in arid country from the southern US to Central America.
Genus Geococcyx, family Cuculidae: two species, in particular the (greater) roadrunner (G. californianus)
Example sentencesExamples
- In one intriguing trackway, the footfalls of a fringe-toed lizard were paralleled by the prints of a roadrunner, a lizard-eating bird.
- For years a mated pair of roadrunners lived in the brush on the vacant lot behind the alley.
- I've stumbled upon quail amidst the redwoods, roadrunners in the Hill Country, and a colony of flamingo in the heart of Hong Kong.
- In this landscape ringed by red-rock hills that take on a spectacular hue at sunset, small pleasures - fleeting glimpses of roadrunners, stretches of freshly paved road - are unexpectedly gratifying.
- He confirmed that roadrunners did occur in the state and also added Black-throated Green Warbler, bringing the state list to 345 species and varieties.

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably derived from a transaltion of Spanish correcamino.

单词	roadrunner
释义	Definition of roadrunner in English: roadrunner noun ˈrəʊdrʌnəˈroʊdˌrənər A slender fast-running bird of the cuckoo family, found chiefly in arid country from the southern US to Central America. Genus Geococcyx, family Cuculidae: two species, in particular the (greater) roadrunner (G. californianus) Example sentencesExamples He confirmed that roadrunners did occur in the state and also added Black-throated Green Warbler, bringing the state list to 345 species and varieties. In this landscape ringed by red-rock hills that take on a spectacular hue at sunset, small pleasures - fleeting glimpses of roadrunners, stretches of freshly paved road - are unexpectedly gratifying. I've stumbled upon quail amidst the redwoods, roadrunners in the Hill Country, and a colony of flamingo in the heart of Hong Kong. For years a mated pair of roadrunners lived in the brush on the vacant lot behind the alley. In one intriguing trackway, the footfalls of a fringe-toed lizard were paralleled by the prints of a roadrunner, a lizard-eating bird. Origin Mid 19th century: probably derived from a transaltion of Spanish correcamino. Definition of roadrunner in US English: roadrunner nounˈroʊdˌrənərˈrōdˌrənər A slender fast-running bird of the cuckoo family, found chiefly in arid country from the southern US to Central America. Genus Geococcyx, family Cuculidae: two species, in particular the (greater) roadrunner (G. californianus) Example sentencesExamples In one intriguing trackway, the footfalls of a fringe-toed lizard were paralleled by the prints of a roadrunner, a lizard-eating bird. For years a mated pair of roadrunners lived in the brush on the vacant lot behind the alley. I've stumbled upon quail amidst the redwoods, roadrunners in the Hill Country, and a colony of flamingo in the heart of Hong Kong. In this landscape ringed by red-rock hills that take on a spectacular hue at sunset, small pleasures - fleeting glimpses of roadrunners, stretches of freshly paved road - are unexpectedly gratifying. He confirmed that roadrunners did occur in the state and also added Black-throated Green Warbler, bringing the state list to 345 species and varieties. Origin Mid 19th century: probably derived from a transaltion of Spanish correcamino.
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