Shrike Definition

shrīk
noun
Any of a family (Laniidae) of predatory, shrill-voiced passerine birds with hooked beaks, gray, black, and white plumage, and long tails: most types feed on insects, some on small birds, frogs, etc., which they may impale on thorns before eating.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Shrike

Noun

Singular:
shrike
Plural:
shrikes

Origin of Shrike

  • Probably from Middle English shrik from Old English scrīc thrush

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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