ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : any of several Asian birds of the family Turdidae and the genus Erithacus the males of which are mostly bright blue marked with red or rufous beneath
2. or woodchat shrike : a European shrike ( Lanius senator ) whose males have the head and nape rufous red and the back, wings, and tail black varied with white