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great grey shrike

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Lanius excubitor, a species of shrike.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: botxí — Lanius excubitor
  • Dutch: klapekster — Lanius excubitor
  • Dutch: blauwe klauwier — Lanius excubitor
  • Finnish: isolepinkäinen — Lanius excubitor
  • Finnish: lapinharakka — Lanius excubitor
  • German: Raubwürger — Lanius excubitor
  • Italian: averla maggiore — Lanius excubitor
  • Japanese: 大百舌 (ōmozu) — Lanius excubitor
  • Polish: srokosz — Lanius excubitor
  • Romanian: sfrâncioc mare — Lanius excubitor
  • Russian: се́рый сорокопу́т (séryj sorokopút) — Lanius excubitor
  • Russian: большо́й сорокопу́т (bolʹšój sorokopút) — Lanius excubitor
  • Swedish: varfågel — Lanius excubitor
  • Welsh: cigydd mawr — Lanius excubitor