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SWALLOW SHRIKE

Dictionary entry overview: What does swallow shrike mean?

• SWALLOW SHRIKE (noun)
The noun SWALLOW SHRIKE has 1 sense:

1. Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow

Familiarity information: SWALLOW SHRIKE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SWALLOW SHRIKE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

swallow shrike; wood swallow

Hypernyms ("swallow shrike" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Holonyms ("swallow shrike" is a member of...):

Artamus; genus Artamus (type genus of the Artamidae)

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