butcher-bird
/ˈbʊtʃəbɜːd/noun
1
- a shrike (family Laniidae), which impales its prey on thorns（伯劳科）伯劳。
2
- a crow-like predacious Australasian songbird, with a heavy hook-tipped bill钟雀。与MAGPIE相对（见义项2）。
2.1
- Family Cracticidae: three genera, in particular Cracticus, and several species.钟鹊科：3属, 尤指钟鹊属, 数种。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from its habit of impaling its prey on thorns.