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murderbird

murderbird noun: the butcherbird, the shrike.

Noun

murderbird (plural murderbirds)

  1. (rare) The butcherbird, the shrike.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:murderbird.

Forms of murderbird

pluralmurderbirds

Origin of murderbird

From murder + bird.

Questions about murderbird

What does murderbird mean?
Murderbird means the butcherbird, the shrike.
What part of speech is murderbird?
Murderbird is a noun.
What is the plural of murderbird?
The plural of murderbird is murderbirds.

Words near murderbird in the dictionary

  1. murderate
  2. murderated
  3. murderates
  4. murderating
  5. murderball
  6. murderbird
  7. murderbirds
  8. murderbot
  9. murderbots
  10. murdercide
  11. murdercides

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