| NOUN | animal | shrike | any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals |
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| Meaning | Any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals. | |
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| 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 | |
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