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Meaning of BUTCHERBIRD

Pronunciation:  'bûchur`burd

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
  2. [n]  shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
 
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 See Also: Australian magpie, Cracticus, European shrike, genus Cracticus, genus Lanius, Lanius, Lanius borealis, Lanius excubitor, Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides, northern shrike, shrike, white-rumped shrike

 

 

 

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