| NOUN | animal | butcherbird | shrikes that impale their prey on thorns |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | butcherbird | large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns |
| Meaning | shrikes that impale their prey on thorns. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Lanius, genus Lanius | type genus of the Laniidae |
| Narrower | European shrike, Lanius excubitor | A common European butcherbird |
| northern shrike, Lanius borealis | A butcherbird of northern North America | |
| white-rumped shrike, Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides | A butcherbird of western North America | |
| Broader | shrike | Any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals |
| Spanish | pájaro matarife | |
| Meaning | large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Cracticus, genus Cracticus | type genus of the Cracticidae |
| Broader | Australian magpie | Black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies |
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