| butcherbird 
 
 1. shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
 • Hypernyms:
 shrike
 • Hyponyms:
 European shrike, Lanius excubitor, northern shrike, Lanius borealis, white-rumped shrike, Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
 • Member Holonyms:
 Lanius, genus Lanius
 2. large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
 • Hypernyms:
 Australian magpie
 • Member Holonyms:
 Cracticus, genus Cracticus
 
 
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