butcherbird
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey.
=== Noun ===
butcherbird (plural butcherbirds)
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea.
Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
Synonyms: shrike, red-backed shrike
(South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
Synonyms: Jacky Hanger, Jacky Hangman
==== Derived terms ====
black butcherbird
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