"butcherbird" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: butcherbirds [plural]
Etymology: butcher + bird, from its habit of hanging its prey. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|butcher|bird}} butcher + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} butcherbird (plural butcherbirds)
  1. Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, family Artamidae, of Australia and New Guinea. Categories (lifeform): Malaconotoid birds, Shrikes Translations (Cracticus): huiluvaris (Finnish), cassican [masculine] (French), bujabed (Kriol), murrakupupunga (Tiwi), lopolopo (Warray), inxanxadi [class-10, class-9] (Xhosa)
    Sense id: en-butcherbird-en-noun-9DYwxI76 Disambiguation of Malaconotoid birds: 44 31 26 Disambiguation of Shrikes: 33 34 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 39 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 38 28 Disambiguation of 'Cracticus': 64 21 14
  2. (US) Any of the shrikes in the genus Lanius. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Shrikes
    Sense id: en-butcherbird-en-noun-nUOLtu2M Disambiguation of Shrikes: 33 34 33 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 39 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 38 28
  3. (South Africa) The fiscal shrike, Lanius collaris. Tags: South-Africa Categories (lifeform): Shrikes Translations (fiscal shrike): 领伯劳 (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-butcherbird-en-noun-xxnm6R7v Disambiguation of Shrikes: 33 34 33 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 39 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 38 28 Disambiguation of 'fiscal shrike': 9 18 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Jacky Hanger, Jacky Hangman, red-backed shrike Derived forms: black butcherbird

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