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Geococcyx

noun

roadrunners

• Syn: ↑genus Geococcyx

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cuculidae, ↑family Cuculidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑roadrunner, ↑chaparral cock, ↑Geococcyx californianus

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\\ˌjēōˈkäksiks\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from ge- + Greek kokkyx cuckoo — more at cuckoo

: a genus of birds (family Cuculidae) comprising the roadrunners

Useful english dictionary. 2012.