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‖Chaparral , n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.]
- A thicket of low evergreen oaks.1913 Webster
- An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles.1913 Webster
Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (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.
1913 Webster+PJC
- A thicket of low evergreen oaks.