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Noun: roadrunner  'rowd,rú-nu(r)
  1. Speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
    "The roadrunner darted across the desert, outpacing a lizard";
    - chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus
Noun: road runner  rowd rú-nu(r)
  1. Someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)
    "The road runner trained for months before the big race";
    - marathoner, marathon runner, long-distance runner

Derived forms: roadrunners, road runners

Type of: cuckoo, runner

Part of: genus Geococcyx, Geococcyx

Encyclopedia: Roadrunner, TX

Road runner