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SWALLOW SHRIKE
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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
Sense 1
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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