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Definition of Butcherbird
1. Noun. Shrikes that impale their prey on thorns.
Generic synonyms: Shrike
Group relationships: Genus Lanius, Lanius
Specialized synonyms: European Shrike, Lanius Excubitor, Lanius Borealis, Northern Shrike, Lanius Ludovicianus Excubitorides, White-rumped Shrike
Group relationships: Genus Lanius, Lanius
Specialized synonyms: European Shrike, Lanius Excubitor, Lanius Borealis, Northern Shrike, Lanius Ludovicianus Excubitorides, White-rumped Shrike
2. Noun. Large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns.
Definition of Butcherbird
1. Noun. (South Africa) The Fiscal shrike ¹
2. Noun. any of the magpie-like birds in the genus ''Cracticus'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com