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GEOCOCCYX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Geococcyx mean?
• GEOCOCCYX (noun)
The noun GEOCOCCYX has 1 sense:
1. roadrunners
Familiarity information: GEOCOCCYX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roadrunners
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Geococcyx; Geococcyx
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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