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red-backed shrike

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

red-baiter red-baiting red-banded sand wasp red-bellied black snake red-bellied piranha red-bellied titi

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