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1 butcher bird
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2 butcher-bird
s.pegareborda, alcaudón, especie de marica. (Zoología) Se llama así por su costumbre de impalar su presa, avecillas, insectos, etc., en espinas, para devorarla más fácilmente. -
3 carcass
(a dead body, usually animal, not human: The carcasses of various animals hung in the butcher's shop.)tr['kɑːkəs]1 (dead animal) res nombre femenino muerta; (at butcher's) res nombre femenino abierta en canal; (of cooked bird) huesos nombre masculino plural2 (frame, shell) armazón nombre femeninocarcass ['kɑrkəs] n: cuerpo m (de un animal muerto)n.(§ pl.: carcasses) = armazón s.m.• cadáver s.m.• corpazo s.m.• res muerta s.f.BrE also carcase 'kɑːrkəs, 'kɑːkəs noun ( dead animal) cuerpo de animal muerto; ( for meat) res f ( muerta); ( of poultry) huesos mpl['kɑːkǝs]N1) [of animal] res f muerta; (=body) cuerpo m ; (=dead body) cadáver m- save one's carcass2) [of building, vehicle] carcasa f, armazón m or f* * *BrE also carcase ['kɑːrkəs, 'kɑːkəs] noun ( dead animal) cuerpo de animal muerto; ( for meat) res f ( muerta); ( of poultry) huesos mpl -
4 matar
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ reses› to slaughter;c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq); nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us; estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me! 2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench; ‹ tiempo› to kill; verbo intransitivo to kill matarse verbo pronominal 1 2 (fam)
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill (al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank ' matar' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabar - pájaro - rematar - suerte - tiempo - apedrear - cargar - disparar - eliminar - liquidar - martirizar - matanza - quebrar - sangre - terminar - tirar - ultimar English: bird - butcher - club - dead - deliberate - destroy - do in - execute - gun down - kill - knock off - pants - put off - shoot - shoot down - slaughter - slay - time - trump - wrong - cut - finish - murder - strike - swat
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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