Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A predatory North American songbird (Lanius ludovicianus) having gray, black, and white plumage, a black facial mask, and a hooked beak.
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- noun a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its large head.]
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