单词 | shrike |
释义 | shrike n. any bird of the family Laniidae, with a strong hooked and toothed bill, that impales its prey of small birds and insects on thorns. Also called butcher-bird. Etymology: perh. rel. to OE scric thrush, MLG schrik corncrake (imit.): cf. SHRIEK |
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