butcherbird
1. shrikes that impale their prey on thorns • Hypernyms: shrike • Hyponyms: European shrike, Lanius excubitor, northern shrike, Lanius borealis, white-rumped shrike, Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides • Member Holonyms: Lanius, genus Lanius 2. large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns • Hypernyms: Australian magpie • Member Holonyms: Cracticus, genus Cracticus
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