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shrike en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ʃɹaɪk/

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

bush shrike · shrike tit · cuckoo shrike · shrikelike · toddy shrike · woodshrike · northern shrike · isabelline shrike · shrike-vireo · shrike-flycatcher · antshrike · woodchat shrike · long-tailed shrike · African long-tailed shrike · great grey shrike · white-tailed shrike · piping shrike · shrike-tanager · crow-shrike · helmetshrike · brown shrike · white-rumped shrike · shriketit · flycatcher-shrike · shrikebill · lesser grey shrike · great northern shrike · shrike-babbler · drongo shrike · mountain shrike · swallow shrike · red-tailed shrike · en · cuckooshrike · shrikethrush · red-backed shrike · magpie shrike · peppershrike · chatshrike · white-crowned shrike · masked shrike · loggerhead shrike

Synonyms

butcherbird

Translations (71)

fa ورکاک (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · no varsler (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · sw mbwigu (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · cs ťuhýk (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · hu gábos (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · kmr kêzxur (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ca capsot (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · as এৰাখাতী (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · kmr kêzxwar (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · nl klauwier (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · eu antzandobi (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · eo lanio (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ota اورمجك قوشی (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · sah кэргэннэрэ (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · nv zahalániitsoh (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · es alcaudón (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · kmr kêzxwer (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · uk сорокопуд (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · bg сврака (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ky борбаштар (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · kum къаргъанат (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · lzh-lit 鴃 (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · rue сорокопуд (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · fo tyrningur (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ru сорокопу́т (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ga sríoc (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · et õgija (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · sl srakoper (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · de Würger (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · kk тағанақ (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · it averla (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · pl dzierzba (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · sco shrike (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · pt picanço (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ca escorxador (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · br pig-spern (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ast picanzu (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ko 때까치 (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ka ღაჟო (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · pa ਲਟੋਰਾ (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · gl picanzo (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ro sfrâncioc (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · sh svračak (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · lt medšarkė (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · fa ستوجه (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · es verdugo (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · tr örümcek kuşu (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · kmr kîrkok (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ca trenca (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ms tirjup (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · uz qarqunoq (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · as বাঘ চৰাই (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · sa फिङ्गक (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · pcd agache-écreuhèle (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ja モズ (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ca botxí (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · fi lepinkäinen (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · hu gébics (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · se skirrit (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · pl srokosz (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ga scréachán (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · nl klapekster (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · vi bách thanh (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · lv čakste (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · fr pie-grièche (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · cmn 伯劳 (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · sv törnskata (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · frr wirger (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · da tornskade (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · ca capsigrany (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) · cy cigydd (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)