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butcherbird

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Related words

butcher bird(English)black butcherbird(English)organbird(English)magpie(English)cassican(English)murderbird(English)cracticid(English)maggie(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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