shrike
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English *schrike, *schryke, from Old English sċrīc (“shrike, thrush”), from the same root as shriek and screech, named after the bird's cry. Compare Icelandic skríkja (“shrieker, shrike”), Swedish skrika (“jay”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shrike (plural shrikes)
- Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- African long-tailed shrike
- brown shrike
- bush shrike
- crow shrike
- cuckoo shrike
- drongo shrike
- great grey shrike
- great northern shrike
- isabelline shrike
- lesser grey shrike
- loggerhead shrike
- long-tailed shrike
- magpie shrike
- masked shrike
- mountain shrike
- northern shrike
- piping shrike
- red-backed shrike
- red-tailed shrike
- shrike-tanager
- shrike thrush
- shrike tit
- shrike-vireo
- swallow shrike
- toddy shrike
- white-tailed shrike
- woodchat shrike
Translations edit
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae
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References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “shrike”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.