Meaning & use
Lanius
A genus of predatory songbirds, known as shrikes, that impale prey on thorns or barbed wire.
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A member of Lanius perched on the fence post, scanning the field for insects and small rodents.
The great grey shrike, part of the genus Lanius, is famous for its gruesome larder of impaled prey.
A note on using this word
Lanius is the scientific Latin genus name; the common English name for these birds is 'shrike'.
Words with a similar meaning
shrike
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