Meaning Of The Word Butcherbird

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butcherbird in American English
any of various shrikes which, after killing prey, impale it on thorns
noun: any of various shrikes of the genus Lanius, which impale their prey upon thorns

butcherbird in British English
noun: a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius

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