shrike (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *shrike*:
NOUN	animal	shrike	any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals

English > *shrike*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals.
Member of	Laniidae, family Laniidae	shrikes
Narrower	bush shrike	An African shrike
	butcherbird	shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
	loggerhead shrike, Lanius lucovicianus	A common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes
	migrant shrike, Lanius ludovicianus migrans	A shrike of central North America
Broader	oscine, oscine bird	passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Spanish	alcaudón, desollador, verdugo
Catalan	capsigrany, capsot, escorxador

HyperDic: shrike