HyperDic: northern_shrike

English > 1 sense of the expression northern shrike:
NOUNanimalnorthern shrike, Lanius borealisa butcherbird of northern North America
English > northern shrike: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA butcherbird of northern North America.
SynonymLanius borealis
Broaderbutcherbirdshrikes that impale their prey on thorns
Spanishalcaudón boreal, Lanius borealis

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