Noun: chaparral cock ,cha-pu'ral kók
- Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
"The chaparral cock darted across the desert, outpacing a lizard";
- roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus
Derived forms: chaparral cocks
Type of: cuckoo
Part of: genus Geococcyx, Geococcyx
Encyclopedia: Chaparral cock