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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
   oak.]
   1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. 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] chapati
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