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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea..
A butcher bird has stirred, tuned its flute with a few preparatory notes.
A short way off, two male butcher birds, black and white like magpies, were calling antiphonally across a ravine.
Use butcher bird when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Butcher bird means Any of the magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus, of Australia and New Guinea..
Common synonyms include shrike, red-backed shrike, Jacky Hanger, Jacky Hangman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A butcher bird has stirred, tuned its flute with a few preparatory notes.
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