shrike

Significat (Anglès)

Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

Conceptes

escorxador

capsigrany

capsot

botxí

trenca

Sinònims

butcherbird

cuckoo

pelican

common fiscal

nine-killer

Traduccions

Würger

pie-grièche

alcaudón

Lanius

klauwier

averla

laniidés

picanço

verdugo

örümcekkuşu

alcaudones

Lanius collaris

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ʃɹaɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: *schrike

Heretat de anglès antic: sċrīc

Cognat amb islandès: skríkja

Cognat amb suec: skrika

In summary

From Middle English *schrike, *schryke, from Old English sċrīc (“shrike, thrush”), from the same root as shriek and screech, named after the bird's cry. Compare Icelandic skríkja (“shrieker, shrike”), Swedish skrika (“jay”).