Definitions for butcherbird
butcherbird
butch·er·bird
Spelling: [boo ch-er-burd]
IPA: /ˈbʊtʃ ərˌbɜrd/
Butcherbird is a 11 letter English word.
You can make 467 anagrams from letters in butcherbird (bbcdehirrtu).
Definitions for butcherbird
noun
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any of various shrikes of the genus Lanius, which impale their prey upon thorns.
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any of several large, carnivorous birds of the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea, having shrikelike habits.
Origin of butcherbird
First recorded in 1660-70; butcher + bird
Examples for butcherbird
The determination and fierce resolution of the shrike, or butcherbird, despite his small size, is most marked.