butcherbird
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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How to use butcherbird in a sentence
The determination and fierce resolution of the shrike, or butcherbird, despite his small size, is most marked.
Nature Near London | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for butcherbird
/ (ˈbʊtʃəˌbɜːd) /
a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
any of several Australian magpies of the genus Cracticus that impale their prey on thorns
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