butcherbird meaning

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butcherbird (noun): shrikes that impale their prey on thorns.

butcherbird has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

butcherbird as a noun

  1. shrikes that impale their prey on thorns

    Type of: shrike

    Kinds: European shrike, northern shrike, white-rumped shrike

  2. large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns

    Type of: Australian magpie

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in RD · 11-letter words

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