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shrikelike

shrikelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a shrike.

Adjective

shrikelike (comparative more shrikelike, superlative most shrikelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shrike.

Forms of shrikelike

comparativemore shrikelike
superlativemost shrikelike

Origin of shrikelike

From shrike + -like.

Questions about shrikelike

What does shrikelike mean?
Shrikelike means resembling or characteristic of a shrike.
What part of speech is shrikelike?
Shrikelike is an adjective.

Words near shrikelike in the dictionary

  1. shrike-tyrants
  2. shrike-vireo
  3. shrike-vireos
  4. shrikebill
  5. shrikebills
  6. shrikelike
  7. shriker
  8. shrikers
  9. shrikes
  10. shrikethrush
  11. shrikethrushes

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