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