shrike
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
Definition of shrike
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
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Etymology
From Middle English *schrike, *schryke, from Old English sċrīc (“shrike, thrush”), from the same root as shriek and screech, named after the bird's cry. Compare Icelandic skríkja (“shrieker, shrike”), Swedish skrika (“jay”).
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