butcherbird: Meaning and Definition of
butch•er•bird
Pronunciation: (booch'ur-bûrd"), [key]
— n.
- any of various shrikes of the genus Lanius, which impale their prey upon thorns.
- any of several large, carnivorous birds of the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea, having shrikelike habits.
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