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noun
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: shrike, red-backed shrike, Jacky Hanger, Jacky Hangman
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noun
Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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Synonyms: shrike, red-backed shrike, Jacky Hanger, Jacky Hangman
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noun
large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Australian magpie
noun
shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrike
Narrower terms: European shrike, Lanius excubitor, northern shrike, Lanius borealis, white-rumped shrike, Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
History
From butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey.
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