butcherbird
Meaning
- Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea.
- (US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.
- (South-Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris.
Translations
cassican
pájaro matarifeEtymology
From butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey.
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