butcherbird

butch·er·bird

B0578100 (bo͝och′ər-bûrd′)n.1. Any of several magpies of the genus Cracticus, native to Australia and New Guinea, that impale their prey on thorns.2. Any of various unrelated birds of North America, Asia, or Europe that behave similarly, especially the shrikes.

butcherbird

(ˈbʊtʃəˌbɜːd) n1. (Animals) a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius2. (Animals) any of several Australian magpies of the genus Cracticus that impale their prey on thorns

butch•er•bird

(ˈbʊtʃ ərˌbɜrd)

n. 1. any of several Eurasian or North American shrikes of the genus Lanius. 2. any of various large, heavy-billed, highly vocal songbirds of the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea. [1660–70]

Thesaurus

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 animalsgenus Lanius, Lanius - type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikesEuropean shrike, Lanius excubitor - a common European butcherbirdLanius borealis, northern shrike - a butcherbird of northern North AmericaLanius 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 thornsAustralian magpie - black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpiesCracticus, genus Cracticus - type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds