Chaparral
- Chaparral
- Chaparral Cha`par*ral", 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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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Chaparral — steht für: ein Ökosystem an der nordamerikanischen Pazifikküste: Chaparral (Vegetationstyp) eine Boden Luft Rakete der U.S. Army, siehe: MIM 72 Chaparral eine US amerikanische Automarke, siehe Chaparral Cars Chaparral (New Mexico), Ort in den USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
chaparral — ● chaparral nom masculin (espagnol chaparral, de chaparro, arbuste) Au Mexique, association végétale à base d arbustes et d arbrisseaux xérophiles à feuilles persistantes. ⇒CHAPARRAL, subst. masc. BOT. Fourré à base d arbustes et d arbrisseaux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Chaparral — Chaparral, NM U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico Population (2000): 6117 Housing Units (2000): 2134 Land area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Chaparral, NM — U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico Population (2000): 6117 Housing Units (2000): 2134 Land area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
chaparral — CHAPARRÁL CEA / s. n. asociaţie vegetală de tip mediteranean formată din tufişuri xerofile spinoase, închircite, în preriile din California şi Mexic. (< sp. chaparral) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Chaparral — Chaparrāl (spr. tscha ), aus Dornsträuchern bestehende Gebüschformation der südl. Prärien von Texas bis Mexiko … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
chaparral — (n.) shrub thicket, 1850, American English, from Sp. chaparro evergreen oak, perhaps from Basque txapar little thicket … Etymology dictionary
chaparral — s. m. Mata de chaparros … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
chaparral — sustantivo masculino 1. Lugar poblado de chaparros … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
chaparral — m. Sitio poblado de chaparros … Diccionario de la lengua española
