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Shrike

Noun CEFR B1
ʃɹaɪk

Definitions

Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

Equivalents

Françaispie-grièche
DeutschWürger
26 more languages
Българскисврака
Bosanskiсврака
Češtinaťuhýk
Cymraegcigydd
فارسیورکاک
Galegopicanzo
Hrvatskiсврака
Italianoaverla
日本語もず
Қазақ тілітағанақ
한국어때까치
Latviešučakste
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਲਟੋਰਾ
Portuguêspicanço
Românăsfrâncioc
Русскийсорокопу́т
Српскисврака
Svenskatörnskata
Tiếng Việtbách thanh

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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