roadrunner

English

Etymology

road +‎ runner

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnə(ɹ)/

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

roadrunner (plural roadrunners)

1. Either of two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, native to North and Central America. They are fast runners.

Translations

bird of the Geococcyx genus

• Cahuilla: puuish
• Czech: kukačka kohoutí (cs) f
• Dutch: renkoekoek m
• Esperanto: vojkurulo
• Finnish: juoksukäki
• French: géocoucou (fr) m
• Hungarian: gyalogkakukk
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• Japanese: 大道走 (ōmichibashiri)
• Macedonian: земна кукавица f (zemna kukavica)
• Navajo: naatsédlózii
• Portuguese: papa-léguas m
• Romanian: cucul alergător m
• Russian: куку́шка-подоро́жник f (kukúška-podoróžnik)
• Spanish: correcaminos (es) m