Definition
A genus of ground-dwelling birds that are terrestrial runners, including the roadrunner.
Etymology
From Greek 'geo-' (earth) and 'kokkyx' (cuckoo). Named to emphasize these birds' preference for running on the ground rather than flying.
Kelly Says
The scientific naming of roadrunners (Geococcyx) is perfect—it literally means 'earth-cuckoo,' acknowledging these birds ditched the typical cuckoo lifestyle of flying and tree-dwelling to become speed-demons on the desert floor.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግእኦኮክሲክስ
g'eh-oh-kok-siks
ARالعربية
جيوكوكسيكس
ji-yu-kok-si-ks
BNবাংলা
জ্যোকোক্সিক্স
zhyo-kok-siks
CACatalà
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
CSČeština
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
DADansk
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
DEDeutsch
Geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
ELΕλληνικά
γεωκοκύκς
zheh-oh-kok-siks
ESEspañol
geococis
heo-koh-sis
FAفارسی
ژئوکاکسیس
zhe-oh-kok-siks
FISuomi
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
FRFrançais
géocic
zheh-oh-sis
GUGU
જીયોકોકસિક
zee-oh-kok-siks
HAHA
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
HEעברית
גיאוקוקסי
ghee-ah-kok-si
HIहिन्दी
जियोकोकसिक्स
ji-o-kok-si-ks
HUMagyar
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
IDBahasa Indonesia
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
IGIG
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
ITItaliano
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
JA日本語
ジオコクシクス
ji-o-koku-shi-kusu
KKKK
жөлөкөксік
zheh-oh-kok-siks
KMKM
ជីអូកូកស៊ីខ
zhee-oh-kok-siks
KO한국어
지오콕시크스
ji-o-kok-si-ke-seu
MRMR
जियोकोकसिक्स
zee-oh-kok-siks
MSBahasa Melayu
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျီယိုကောကွက်စ
zheh-oh-kok-siks
NLNederlands
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
NONorsk
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
PAPA
ਜੀਓਕੋਕਸਿਕਸ
zee-oh-kok-siks
PLPolski
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
PTPortuguês
geococis
zheh-oh-koh-sis
RORomână
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
RUРусский
геокоцикс
zheh-oh-kok-siks
SVSvenska
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
SWKiswahili
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
TAதமிழ்
ஜியோகோக்க்சி
zee-oh-kok-si
TEతెలుగు
జియోకోకసిక్స్
jee-oh-kok-siks
THไทย
จีโอโคคซิกซ์
zhee-oh-kok-siks
TLTL
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
TRTürkçe
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
UKУкраїнська
геокоцикс
zheh-oh-kok-siks
URاردو
جيوکاکسیکس
jee-oh-kok-siks
VITiếng Việt
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks
ZUZU
geococcyx
zheh-oh-kok-siks