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English noun: butcherbird

1. butcherbird (animal) shrikes that impale their prey on thorns


Broader (hypernym)shrike


Narrower (hyponym)European shrike, Lanius borealis, Lanius excubitor, Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides, northern shrike, white-rumped shrike


Member meronymgenus Lanius, Lanius

2. butcherbird (animal) large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns


Broader (hypernym)Australian magpie


Member meronymCracticus, genus Cracticus









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