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Australian slang: butcher bird (Cracticus; длина - до 30 см; серо-коричневого цвета, с крепким крючкообразным клювом; птица расправляется с пойманной добычей, накалывая её на шипы кустарника; питается насекомыми, птицами, ящерицами, мышами) -
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1) Biology: (большой) great (gray) shrike (Lanius excubitor)2) Zoology: butcher-bird (Lanius excubitor), butcherbird3) Ornithology: great gray (Lanius excubitor) -
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3) Australian slang: butcher bird4) Forestry: shrike (Lanius L.)5) Ornithology: nine-killer (Lanius), shrike (Laniidae), (настоящий) shrike (Lanius)
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butcher bird — utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so called because they impale their prey on thorns. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) large carnivorous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butcher-bird — utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so called because they impale their prey on thorns. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) large carnivorous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lesser butcher bird — butcher bird utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so called because they impale their prey on thorns. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
northern butcher bird — butcher bird utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so called because they impale their prey on thorns. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butcher-bird — noun Date: 1668 any of various shrikes … New Collegiate Dictionary
butcher bird — noun the red backed shrike … Wiktionary
butcher bird — loggerhead shrike … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
butcher-bird — noun 1》 a shrike, so called from its habit of impaling prey on thorns. 2》 a crow like predacious Australasian songbird, with a heavy hook tipped bill. [Genus Cracticus: several species.] … English new terms dictionary
butcher-bird — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from their habit of impaling their prey on thorns : any of various shrikes: as a. : a member of the genus Lanius (especially the common European species L. excubitor and in America the northern shrike L.… … Useful english dictionary
lesser butcher bird — Reedling Reed ling (r[=e]d l[i^]ng), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European bearded titmouse ({Panurus biarmicus}); called also {reed bunting}, {bearded pinnock}, and {lesser butcher bird}. [1913 Webster] Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butcher — n. & v. n. 1 a a person whose trade is dealing in meat. b a person who slaughters animals for food. 2 a person who kills or has people killed indiscriminately or brutally. v.tr. 1 slaughter or cut up (an animal) for food. 2 kill (people) wantonly … Useful english dictionary