■ noun a predatory songbird with a hooked bill, often impaling its prey on thorns. [Family Laniidae: many species.]
Origin
C16: perh. related to OE scrīc 'thrush' and Mid. Low Ger. schrīk 'corncrake', of imitative origin.
SHRIKE
Meaning of SHRIKE in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004