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shrike S0374900 (shrīk)n. Any of various carnivorous songbirds of the family Laniidae, having a screeching call and a strong hooked bill and often impaling its prey on sharp-pointed thorns or barbs of wire fencing.
[Probably from Middle English *shrik, from Old English scrīc, thrush.]shrike (ʃraɪk) n1. (Animals) Also called: butcherbird any songbird of the chiefly Old World family Laniidae, having a heavy hooked bill and feeding on smaller animals which they sometimes impale on thorns, barbed wire, etc. See also bush shrike12. (Animals) any of various similar but unrelated birds, such as the cuckoo shrikes3. (Animals) shrike thrush shrike tit another name for thickhead2[Old English scrīc thrush; related to Middle Dutch schrīk corncrake; see screech1, shriek]shrike (ʃraɪk)
n. any of various songbirds of the family Laniidae, mainly of the Old World, having a sharply hooked bill and feeding on large insects or small vertebrates: some species impale their prey on thorns or barbed wire. [1535–45; perhaps continuing Old English scrīc thrush] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  shrike - any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animalsoscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatusfamily Laniidae, Laniidae - shrikesbutcherbird - shrikes that impale their prey on thornsLanius lucovicianus, loggerhead shrike - a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyesLanius ludovicianus migrans, migrant shrike - a shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valleybush shrike - an African shrike |
Translationsshrike
shrike or butcher bird, predatory songbird found in most parts of the world except Australia and South America. The plumage of the European and North American species is mostly gray, black, and white; the tail is long and rounded, and the wings are rather short. Some African species are brilliantly colored. The name butcher bird reflects its habit of impaling its prey—small birds and mammals and large insects—on a thorn or sharp twig before tearing it apart with its strong, tip-hooked beak. North American shrikes include the loggerhead, great gray or northern, and California shrikes. Shrikes are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Laniidae.Shrike[shrīk] (ordnance) An air-to-surface solid-fuel guided missile that homes in on enemy radar installations. shrike1. any songbird of the chiefly Old World family Laniidae, having a heavy hooked bill and feeding on smaller animals which they sometimes impale on thorns, barbed wire, etc. 2. any of various similar but unrelated birds, such as the cuckoo shrikes 3. shrike thrush or tit another name for thickhead (the bird) SHRIKE
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shrike
Related to shrike: northern shrikeWords related to shrikenoun any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animalsRelated Words- oscine
- oscine bird
- family Laniidae
- Laniidae
- butcherbird
- Lanius lucovicianus
- loggerhead shrike
- Lanius ludovicianus migrans
- migrant shrike
- bush shrike
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