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red-backed shrike

red-backed shrike noun: a medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.

red-backed shrike: a medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and...
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Noun

red-backed shrike (plural red-backed shrikes)

  1. A medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.
    Synonyms:
    pope

red-backed shrike meaning in Tamil

red-backed shrike in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of red-backed shrike

Forms of red-backed shrike

pluralred-backed shrikes

Questions about red-backed shrike

What does red-backed shrike mean?
Red-backed shrike means a medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.
What is red-backed shrike in Tamil?
Red-backed shrike in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Red-backed shrike meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is red-backed shrike?
Red-backed shrike is a noun.
What is the plural of red-backed shrike?
The plural of red-backed shrike is red-backed shrikes.

Words near red-backed shrike in the dictionary

  1. red-backed fairywrens
  2. red-backed hawk
  3. red-backed hawks
  4. red-backed sea eagle
  5. red-backed sea eagles
  6. red-backed shrike
  7. red-backed shrikes
  8. red-backs
  9. red-bait
  10. red-baited
  11. red-baiter

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