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LANIUS BOREALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lanius borealis mean?
• LANIUS BOREALIS (noun)
The noun LANIUS BOREALIS has 1 sense:
1. a butcherbird of northern North America
Familiarity information: LANIUS BOREALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A butcherbird of northern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Lanius borealis; northern shrike
Hypernyms ("Lanius borealis" is a kind of...):
butcherbird (shrikes that impale their prey on thorns)
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