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GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Geococcyx californianus mean?

• GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS (noun)
The noun GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS has 1 sense:

1. speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas

Familiarity information: GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GEOCOCCYX CALIFORNIANUS (noun)

Sense 1

Geococcyx californianus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

chaparral cock; Geococcyx californianus; roadrunner

Hypernyms ("Geococcyx californianus" is a kind of...):

cuckoo (any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)

Holonyms ("Geococcyx californianus" is a member of...):

genus Geococcyx; Geococcyx (roadrunners)

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