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Definition of: shrike
(shrīk) noun
Any of numerous birds (family Laniidae) with hooked bill, short wings, and long tail; especially, the loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) of the southern Atlantic coast. [OE scrīc thrush]
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