shrike

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

butcherbird

cuckoo

pelican

common fiscal

nine-killer

Переводы

Würger

pie-grièche

alcaudón

Lanius

klauwier

averla

laniidés

picanço

örümcekkuşu

escorxador

verdugo

capsot

capsigrany

Произносится как (IPA)

/ʃɹaɪk/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: *schrike

Унаследовано от староанглийский: sċrīc

Родственно исландский: skríkja

Родственно шведский: 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”).