Associations to the word «Butcherbird»
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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.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.