- loggerhead shrike
- ☆ loggerhead shriken.a common North American shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), white below with black markings on the upper parts
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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 — noun Date: 1811 a large headed gray shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) of North America with a black mask around the eyes … New Collegiate Dictionary
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