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butcherbird

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
butcher-bird
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea.

noun

Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.

noun

Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey.

Inflected Forms

butcherbirds (plural)

Phrases

black butcherbird

Synonyms

shrike red-backed shrike Jacky Hanger Jacky Hangman

Questions

What does butcherbird mean?
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea.
Where does butcherbird come from?
From butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey.

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