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
.
Related Words
bush
,
flora
,
scrub
,
vegetation
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