ロードランナー

Japanese

Etymology

From English roadrunner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːdo̞ɾã̠nːa̠ː]

Noun

ロードランナー • (rōdorannā) 

1. roadrunner, Geococcyx sp.

   Synonym: ミチバシリ (michibashiri)

   • 2019 August 1, mantiscentipede, “Chijō o bakusō suru rōdorannā, ōmichibashiri to wa? [What is the roadrunner, ōmichibashiri, that thunders over the land?]”, in Shumi o katarō‎^[1]:

     現(げん)地(ち)では、コミチバシリとオオミチバシリの２(に)種(しゅ)を総(そう)称(しょう)してロードランナーと呼(よ)びます。

     Genchi de wa, komichibashiri to ōmichibashiri no nishu o sōshō shite rōdorannā to yobimasu.

     Two species, the lesser roadrunner and greater roadrunner, are known there by the generic name roadrunner.

Related terms

• オオミチバシリ (ōmichibashiri, “greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus”)
• コミチバシリ (komichibashiri, “lesser roadrunner, Geococcyx velox”)