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northern shrikes

northern shrikes is the plural of northern shrike.

Meaning of northern shrike

Noun

northern shrike (plural northern shrikes)

  1. Lanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.
    Synonyms:
    nine-killer

Questions about northern shrikes

What is northern shrikes the plural of?
Northern shrikes is the plural of northern shrike.

Words near northern shrikes in the dictionary

  1. northern shoveler
  2. northern shovelers
  3. northern shoveller
  4. northern shovellers
  5. northern shrike
  6. northern shrikes
  7. northern shrimp
  8. northern shrimps
  9. northern slimy salamander
  10. northern slimy salamanders
  11. northern snakehead

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