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shrikethrush

shrikethrush noun: a songbird of the genus Colluricincla.

shrikethrush: a songbird of the genus Colluricincla
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Noun

shrikethrush (plural shrikethrushes)

  1. A songbird of the genus Colluricincla.

Forms of shrikethrush

pluralshrikethrushes
alternative formshrike-thrush
alternative formshrike thrush

Origin of shrikethrush

Compound of shrike + thrush, from the resemblance to European shrikes (genus Lanius) and thrushes (genus Turdus).

Words formed from shrikethrush

  • Arafura shrikethrush
  • Bower's shrikethrush
  • grey shrikethrush
  • little shrikethrush
  • Mamberamo shrikethrush
  • rufous shrikethrush
  • sandstone shrikethrush
  • Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush
  • sooty shrikethrush
  • Tagula shrikethrush
  • variable shrikethrush
  • Waigeo shrikethrush

Questions about shrikethrush

What does shrikethrush mean?
Shrikethrush means a songbird of the genus Colluricincla.
What part of speech is shrikethrush?
Shrikethrush is a noun.
What is the plural of shrikethrush?
The plural of shrikethrush is shrikethrushes.

Words near shrikethrush in the dictionary

  1. shrikebills
  2. shrikelike
  3. shriker
  4. shrikers
  5. shrikes
  6. shrikethrush
  7. shrikethrushes
  8. shriketit
  9. shriketits
  10. shrikhand
  11. shrikhands

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