nine-killer
nounEtymology The bird was believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.
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Archaic The northern shrike (Lanius borealis).
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noun
Etymology The bird was believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.
Archaic The northern shrike (Lanius borealis).
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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