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Definition: Lanius collurio
Flasher
\Flash"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, flashes.
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2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.
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3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
tropical seas (
Lobotes Surinamensis).
(b) The European red-backed shrike (
Lanius collurio); --
called also
flusher.
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4. An exhibitionist[1], especially a male, who briefly
exposes his private parts in a public place.
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Wariangle
\War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
comp.), G. w["u]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
killer, and E. worry.] (Zo["o]l.)
The red-backed shrike (
Lanius collurio); -- called also
w["u]rger,
worrier, and
throttler. [Written also
warriangle,
weirangle, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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