shrike

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

pie-grièche

laniidés

laniidae

Synonymes

butcherbird

cuckoo

pelican

common fiscal

nine-killer

Traductions

Würger

klauwier

Lanius

alcaudón

averla

picanço

örümcekkuşu

escorxador

capsigrany

capsot

verdugo

Laniidae

averla maggiore

Lanius collaris

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃɹaɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: *schrike

Hérité de ancien anglais: sċrīc

Appartenant à islandais: skríkja

Appartenant à suédois: 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”).