SHRIKE


Meaning of SHRIKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃraɪk ]

n. any bird of the family Laniidae, with a strong hooked and toothed bill, that impales its prey of small birds and insects on thorns. Also called butcher-bird. [perh. rel. to OE scric thrush, MLG schrik corncrake (imit.): cf. SHRIEK]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.