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.
Etymology: perh. rel. to OE scric thrush, MLG schrik corncrake (imit.): cf. SHRIEK
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.
Etymology: perh. rel. to OE scric thrush, MLG schrik corncrake (imit.): cf. SHRIEK
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012