SHRIKE


Meaning of SHRIKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshrīk, especially Southern ]

ˈsrīk noun

Etymology: perhaps from Middle English * shrik, from Old English scrīc thrush; akin to Middle English shriken to shriek

Date: 1544

: any of numerous usually largely gray or brownish oscine birds (family Laniidae) that have a hooked bill, feed chiefly on insects, and often impale their prey on thorns

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