Butcherbird Definition

bo͝ochər-bûrd
noun
Any of various shrikes which, after killing prey, impale it on thorns.
Webster's New World
Any of various unrelated birds of North America, Asia, or Europe that behave similarly, especially the shrikes.
American Heritage

Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus.

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Other Word Forms of Butcherbird

Noun

Singular:
butcherbird
Plural:
butcherbirds

Origin of Butcherbird

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

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