English Explanatory Dictionary

butcherbird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea.
  2. Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
  3. The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.

Word forms

butcherbird butcherbirds

Etymology

From butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey.

Synonyms

shrike red-backed shrike Jacky Hanger Jacky Hangman

Derived words

black butcherbird
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