A name formerly given to the Shrike or Butcher-bird, either the (Great or European) Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) or the smaller red-backed Shrike…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Laniidae (shrike) (28) warianglec1386 A name formerly given to the Shrike or Butcher-bird, either the (Great or European) Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) or the smaller red-backed Shrike… nine-murder1544 = nine-killer, n. shrike1544 Any of the birds of the numerous species of the family Laniidæ, characterized by a strong hooked and toothed beak; the majority of them are… butcherbird1666 Any of the carnivorous or insectivorous songbirds comprising the family Laniidae; a shrike (shrike, n.2 1). Frequently with distinguishing word. murdering bird1666 A shrike; esp. the red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio, or the great grey shrike, L. excubitor. Cf. murdering pie, n. nine-killer1778 A shrike; esp. the red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio, or the great grey shrike, L. excubitor. larder bird1948 = butcherbird, n. Subcategories:— collected prey of (1) — unspecified type of (1) — genus Malacnotus (bush-shrike) (4) — genus Lanius (12) — other types of (3) |
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