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Chaparral is derived from the Spanish word chaparro (translation: "a forest made of short trees") and applies to a biome found in California and other Mediterranean climates.

Chaparral may also refer to:

Biology

• Geococcyx, a genus of birds commonly known as roadrunners, also known as chaparral birds, chaparral cocks, or chaparrals
• Larrea divaricata, a South American plant also known as chaparral
• Larrea tridentata, a North American plant, also known as the creosote bush, used in Native American medicine and modern herbology under the name of chaparral

Geography

• Chaparral, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Chaparral, New Mexico, a census-designated place in New Mexico, USA
• Chaparral, Tolima, a Colombian municipality of the Department of Tolima
• El Chaparral, border crossing from San Diego, USA to Tijuana, Mexico

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Stanford Chaparral, a Stanford University humor magazine
• The High Chaparral, an American 1967–71 Western-genre TV series

Schools

• Chaparral High School (Arizona), in Scottsdale, Arizona
• Chaparral High School (Colorado), in Parker, Colorado
• Chaparral High School (Nevada), in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Chaparral High School, Temecula, California, in Temecula, California
• Chaparral Middle School (Diamond Bar), in Diamond Bar, California
• Chaparral Middle School (Moorpark), in Moorpark, California

Sports

• Dallas Chaparrals, an American Basketball Association basketball team that became the San Antonio Spurs in 1973
• Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps, the athletics division of Lubbock Christian University
• The Chaparral, the athletic mascot of the College of DuPage, in DuPage County, Illinois

Transportation

• Chaparral Boats, a line of pleasure boats manufactured in the USA
• Chaparral Cars, a motorsports manufacturer from North America

Other uses

• High Chaparral Theme Park, a Western theme park in Sweden
• MIM-72 Chaparral, a U.S. Army surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder

See also

• Chaperal, a neighbourhood in Orleans, Ontario, Canada
• Chapra (disambiguation)