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| butch·er·bird [ bchər bùrd ] (plural butch·er·birds) |
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1. bird of shrike family: a bird of the shrike family that impales its prey on thorns and barbed wire. Genus Lanius.
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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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