roadrunner Syllabification: (road·run·ner)Pronunciation: /ˈrōdˌrənər/Definition of roadrunner noun a slender fast-running bird of the cuckoo family, found chiefly in arid country from the southern US to Central America. Genus Geococcyx, family Cuculidae: two species, in particular the greater roadrunner (G. californianus Origin:probably a calque from Spanish correcaminoroadrunner in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of roadrunner in the British & World English dictionary
