- loggerhead shrike
- noun Date: 1811 a large-headed gray shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) of North America with a black mask around the eyes
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loggerhead shrike
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loggerhead shrike — ☆ loggerhead shrike n. a common North American shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), white below with black markings on the upper parts … English World dictionary
Loggerhead Shrike — Taxobox name = Loggerhead Shrike status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Laniidae genus = Lanius species = L. ludovicianus binomial = Lanius ludovicianus binomial… … Wikipedia
loggerhead shrike — butcher bird utcher bird, butcher bird utcher bird, butcherbird utcherbird . 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so called because they impale their prey on thorns. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) large… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loggerhead shrike — amerikinė medšarkė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Lanius ludovicianus angl. loggerhead shrike vok. Louisianawürger, m rus. американский жулан, m; американский сорокопут, m pranc. pie grièche migratrice, f ryšiai:… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
loggerhead shrike — noun a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes • Syn: ↑Lanius lucovicianus • Hypernyms: ↑shrike • Member Holonyms: ↑Lanius, ↑genus Lanius * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
loggerhead shrike — log′gerhead shrike′ n. orn a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask • Etymology: 1805–15, amer … From formal English to slang
loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Loggerhead — may refer to:* Loggerhead Sea Turtle, the most common sea turtle to nest in the United States * Loggerhead Shrike, a passerine bird, the only member of the shrike family endemic to North America * USS Loggerhead (SS 374), a Balao class submarine … Wikipedia
Shrike — Taxobox name = Shrikes image caption = Loggerhead Shrike regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Laniidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = * Lanius * Eurocephalus * Corvinella… … Wikipedia
shrike — /shruyk/, n. 1. any of numerous predaceous oscine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong, hooked, and toothed bill, feeding on insects and sometimes on small birds and other animals: the members of certain species impale their prey on… … Universalium
