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butcherbird

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊtʃəˌbɜːd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bŏŏch′ər bûrd′)

butch•er•bird (bŏŏch′ər bûrd′),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsany of various shrikes of the genus Lanius, which impale their prey upon thorns.
Birdsany of several large, carnivorous birds of the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea, having shrikelike habits.

butcher + bird 1660–70

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butcherbird /ˈbʊtʃəˌbɜːd/ n

a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
any of several Australian magpies of the genus Cracticus that impale their prey on thorns

'butcherbird' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

magpie - shrike

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