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red-tailed shrike

red-tailed shrike noun: lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.

red-tailed shrike: lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered...
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Noun

red-tailed shrike (plural red-tailed shrikes)

  1. Lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.

Forms of red-tailed shrike

pluralred-tailed shrikes

Questions about red-tailed shrike

What does red-tailed shrike mean?
Red-tailed shrike means lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.
What part of speech is red-tailed shrike?
Red-tailed shrike is a noun.
What is the plural of red-tailed shrike?
The plural of red-tailed shrike is red-tailed shrikes.

Words near red-tailed shrike in the dictionary

  1. red-tailed black sharks
  2. red-tailed hawk
  3. red-tailed hawks
  4. red-tailed phascogale
  5. red-tailed phascogales
  6. red-tailed shrike
  7. red-tailed shrikes
  8. red-tailed squirrel
  9. red-tailed squirrels
  10. red-tailed tropicbird
  11. red-tailed tropicbirds

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