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单词 cuckoo-shrike
释义

cuckoo-shrike

[ koo-koo-shrahyk, kook-oo- ]
/ ˈku kuˌʃraɪk, ˈkʊk u- /

noun

any of numerous Old World passerine birds of the family Campephagidae, certain species of which superficially resemble cuckoos and have hooked bills like shrikes.

Words nearby cuckoo-shrike

cuckoo, cuckoo bee, cuckoo clock, cuckooflower, cuckoopint, cuckoo-shrike, cuckoo-spit, cuckoo wasp, cu cm, cuculiform, cucullate
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Example sentences from the Web for cuckoo-shrike

  • These are the wood-shrike, the minivet and the cuckoo-shrike.

    A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
  • The cuckoo-shrike (Grauculus macii) is not nearly related to the cuckoo, nor has it the parasitic habits of the latter.

    A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for cuckoo-shrike

cuckoo shrike

noun

any Old World tropical songbird of the family Campephagidae, typically having a strong notched bill, long rounded tail, and pointed wingsSee also minivet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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