Shrike

noun

/ʃɹaɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

Synonyms

butcherbird cuckoo loggerhead migratory antshrike shrike-tanager brown shrike laniid masked shrike woodchat shrike shrikebill long-tailed shrike

Rhymes With

strike like pike tyke childlike dike alike lyke

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