shrike

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shrike

/ʃɹaɪk/

Rhymes with -aɪk

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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”).

noun 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.
Similar: butcherbird

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noun Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae

Español	alcaudón, verdugo
한국어	때까치 ttaekkachi
日本語	モズ mozu
中文	伯劳 bóláo
Kiswahili	mbwigu
Português	picanço
Français	pie-grièche
Deutsch	Würger
Italiano	averla
Română	sfrâncioc
Русский	сорокопу́т sorokopút
Tiếng Việt	bách thanh

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@misc{shrike_2026,
  title = {shrike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shrike},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}