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Definition: butcher bird
butcher bird
\butcher bird\, butcher-bird
\butcher-bird\,
butcherbird
\butcherbird\n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus
Lanius, so
called because they impale their prey on thorns.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zo["o]l.) large carnivorous Australian bird with the
shrikelike habit of impaling prey on thorns.
[WordNet 1.5]
Note: The
Lanius excubitor is the common butcher bird of
Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called
the
lesser butcher bird. The American species are
Lanius borealis, or
northern butcher bird, and
Lanius Ludovicianus or
loggerhead shrike. The name
butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending
its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.
[1913 Webster]
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