Associations to the word «Butcherbird»

Wiktionary

BUTCHERBIRD, noun. (South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris
BUTCHERBIRD, noun. Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus

Dictionary definition

BUTCHERBIRD, noun. Shrikes that impale their prey on thorns.
BUTCHERBIRD, noun. Large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns.

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