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roadrunner

Syllables: road·run·ner/ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/US/ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/

roadrunner noun: either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).

roadrunner: either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to...
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Noun

roadrunner (plural roadrunners)

  1. Either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).

roadrunner meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

roadrunner in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

roadrunner in Arabic

fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx
جواب

roadrunner in Persian

fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx
کوکوی دونده

roadrunner in Vietnamese

fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx
Chi Chẹo đất

Synonyms of roadrunner

Forms of roadrunner

pluralroadrunners

Origin of roadrunner

From road + runner, probably a calque of Spanish correcaminos (“roadrunner”), from correr (“to run”) + caminos (“roads”).

Words formed from roadrunner

Questions about roadrunner

What does roadrunner mean?
Roadrunner means either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).
What is roadrunner in Tamil?
Roadrunner in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Roadrunner meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is roadrunner?
Roadrunner is a noun.
How do you pronounce roadrunner?
Roadrunner is pronounced /ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of roadrunner?
The plural of roadrunner is roadrunners.

Words near roadrunner in the dictionary

  1. roadnets
  2. roadometer
  3. roadometers
  4. roadroller
  5. roadrollers
  6. roadrunner
  7. roadrunners
  8. roads
  9. roads less traveled
  10. roads less travelled
  11. roads to Damascus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: roadrunner (page history and authors); roadrunner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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