单词 | butcherbird |
释义 | butcherbird (once / 1181932 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY butcherbird: butcherbirds USAGE EXAMPLESThen they played the trill of the wrens singing immediately after the butcherbirds. Scientific American(Jan 19, 2011) The determination and fierce resolution of the shrike, or butcherbird, despite his small size, is most marked. Jefferies, Richard, Nature Near London(2010) 1 n shrikes that impale their prey on thorns 2Hypo|Hyper European shrike, Lanius excubitor a common European butcherbird Lanius borealis, northern shrikea butcherbird of northern North America Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides, white-rumped shrikea butcherbird of western North America; grey with white underparts shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals n large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns Hyper Australian magpie black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies |
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