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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shrike

 

Shrike

shrike
n. any bird of the family Laniidae, with a strong hooked and toothed bill, that impales its prey of small birds and insects on thorns. Also called butcher-bird. Etymology: perh. rel. to OE scric thrush, MLG schrik corncrake (imit.): cf. SHRIEK
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  noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle English *shrik, from Old English scrīc thrush; akin to Middle English ~n to shriek Date: 1544 any of numerous usually largely gray or brownish oscine birds (family Laniidae) that have a hooked bill, feed chiefly on insects, and often impale their prey on thorns ...
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