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