roadrunner

English

Etymology

road +‎ runner

Noun

roadrunner (plural roadrunners)

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

Japanese: 大道走 (ōmichibashiri)
Macedonian: земна кукавица f (zémna kukávica)
Navajo: naatsédlózii
Portuguese: papa-léguas m
Romanian: cucul alergător m
Russian: куку́шка-подоро́жник f (kukúška-podoróžnik)
Spanish: correcaminos (es) m

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