shrike

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

averla

averla maggiore

avelia

sinonimi

butcherbird

cuckoo

pelican

common fiscal

nine-killer

Traduzioni

Würger

pie-grièche

Lanius

alcaudón

klauwier

picanço

laniidés

örümcekkuşu

escorxador

capsigrany

capsot

verdugo

laniidae

Lanius collaris

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ʃɹaɪk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: *schrike

Ereditato da inglese antico: sċrīc

Affine islandese: skríkja

Affine svedese: 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”).