Roadrunner
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Roadrunners are two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, native to North and Central America. They are the:
- Greater Roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus
- Lesser Roadrunner, Geococcyx velox
The term Roadrunner may also refer to:
- Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, a cartoon characterisation of a Greater Roadrunner from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated cartoons
- Plymouth Road Runner, an automobile
- RoadRUNNER Magazine Motorcycle Touring Magazine
- Road Runner (game) a video game featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.
- An athlete that participates in road running
- Road Runner (ISP), an Internet service provider specializing in cable modem connections
- Rowdy (mascot), the University of Texas at San Antonio mascot
- Roadrunner (song), a 1976 song by The Modern Lovers
- Road Runner (Bo Diddley song), a song by Bo Diddley
- Roadrunner Records, a record label
- A 1965 song by The Animals
- Yvan Cournoyer, a hockey player nicknamed Roadrunner
- A brand of wiring pencil
- Roadrunner (album), by Junior Walker & The All-Stars
- Roadrunner (Hurriganes album), by Hurriganes
- Roadrunner (convenience stores)
- IBM Roadrunner, a proposed supercomputer for United States Department of Energy based on Cell microprocessors and AMD Opteron chips
- Roadrunners, a Taxicab service in the United Kingdom
- The Road Runner Show, an animated TV series
- Santa Fe Roadrunners, a Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's south division
- Topeka Roadrunners, a Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's south division