butch·er·bird (b ch  r-bûrd )n. Any of various birds, especially the shrike, that impale their prey on thorns. |
butcherbird [ˈbʊtʃəˌbɜːd]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several Australian magpies of the genus Cracticus that impale their prey on thorns
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| Noun | 1. |  butcherbird - shrikes that impale their prey on thornsshrike - any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals genus Lanius, Lanius - type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes European shrike, Lanius excubitor - a common European butcherbird Lanius borealis, northern shrike - a butcherbird of northern North America Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides, white-rumped shrike - a butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts |
| 2. | butcherbird - large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns Australian magpie - black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies Cracticus, genus Cracticus - type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds |
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