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BUSH SHRIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bush shrike mean?
• BUSH SHRIKE (noun)
The noun BUSH SHRIKE has 1 sense:
1. an African shrike
Familiarity information: BUSH SHRIKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An African shrike
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("bush shrike" is a kind of...):
shrike (any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bush shrike"):
black-fronted bush shrike; Chlorophoneus nigrifrons (a kind of bush shrike)
Holonyms ("bush shrike" is a member of...):
Malaconotinae; subfamily Malaconotinae (an African bush shrikes)
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