butcherbird — [booch′ərbʉrd΄] n. any of various shrikes which, after killing prey, impale it on thorns: also butcher bird … English World dictionary
Butcherbird — For other uses, see Butcherbird (disambiguation). Butcherbird Butcher bird calling in Sydney, Australia. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Butcherbird — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Butcherbird est le surnom donné au Focke Wulf Fw 190, un avion de combat allemand de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ce surnom a été donné à l appareil en… … Wikipédia en Français
butcherbird — /ˈbʊtʃəbɜd / (say boochuhberd) noun 1. any of several birds of the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea, as the grey butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus, or the pied butcherbird, C. nigrogularis, noted for its melodious call with birds often …
butcherbird — butcher bird utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butcherbird — fleitininkai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cracticus angl. butcherbird rus. флейтовая птица, f pranc. cassican, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – fleitininkiniai siauresnis terminas – australinis fleitininkas siauresnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Butcherbird (disambiguation) — Butcherbird can refer to * Butcherbird, a type of Australasian birds which impale captured prey on a thorn * Butcherbird, an informal name for the shrikes, birds unrelated to Butcherbirds but which share their “larder” habit * The Focke Wulf Fw… … Wikipedia
butcherbird — noun a) (South Africa) The Fiscal shrike b) any of the magpie like birds in the genus Cracticus Syn: Jacky Hanger, Jacky Hangman … Wiktionary
butcherbird — n. any of the various meat eating birds (such as the shrikes) that pin down their prey on thorns … English contemporary dictionary
butcherbird — butch•er•bird [[t]ˈbʊtʃ ərˌbɜrd[/t]] n. 1) orn any of several Eurasian or North American shrikes of the genus Lanius[/ex] 2) orn any of various large, heavy billed, highly vocal songbirds of the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea •… … From formal English to slang
