chaparral cock

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   speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas

   SynonymsroadrunnerGeococcyx californianus

   Broadercuckoo

   Part ofGeococcyx

Questions about chaparral cock

What does chaparral cock mean?

chaparral cock means "speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas".

What is another word for chaparral cock?

Close synonyms include roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chaparral cock a common word?

chaparral cock is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.