Chaparral

Definition of Chaparral

Cha`par`ral´
n.1.A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
2.An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles.
Chaparral cock
(Zool.) a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; - called also road runner, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It is the state bird of New Mexico.

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bush, flora, scrub, vegetation
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