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butcherbird

butch·er·bird [ bchər bùrd ] (plural butch·er·birds)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bird of shrike family: a bird of the shrike family that impales its prey on thorns and barbed wire. Genus Lanius.

2. Australasian songbird: a songbird, usually with black or black-and-white feathers, that impales insects and other prey on thorns. Native to: Australasia.  Genus Cracticus.

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