ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: so called from their habit of impaling their prey on thorns
: any of various shrikes: as
a. : a member of the genus Lanius (especially the common European species L. excubitor and in America the northern shrike L. borealis )
b. : any of several pied birds (genus Cracticus ) widely distributed in Australia