Chaparral (?), n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.] 1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
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2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles.
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Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zoöl.), 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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