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 Spanish words and phrases