BUTCHERBIRD

butcherbird

(noun) large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns

butcherbird

(noun) shrikes that impale their prey on thorns

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

butcherbird (plural butcherbirds)

(US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.

(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.

Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus.

Synonyms

• Jacky Hanger

• Jacky Hangman

• red-backed shrike

Source: Wiktionary

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