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GEOCOCCYX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Roadrunners

Synonyms:

genus Geococcyx; Geococcyx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Geococcyx"):

chaparral cock; Geococcyx californianus; roadrunner (speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas)

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

Cuculidae; family Cuculidae (includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner)

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