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| Expression | 1. (Zo["o]l.), a species of shrike of the genus Lanius . Note: The Lanius excubitor is the common butcher bird of Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called the lesser butcher bird . The American species are L.borealis , or northern butcher bird , and L. Ludovicianus or loggerhead shrike . The name butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: BUTCHER BIRD
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| Butcher bird | (Zo["o]l.), a species of shrike of the genus Lanius . Note: The Lanius excubitor is the common butcher bird of Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called the lesser butcher bird . The American species are L.borealis , or northern butcher bird , and L. Ludovicianus or loggerhead shrike . The name butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Northern butcher bird | And L. Ludovicianus or loggerhead shrike . The name butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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