shrikethrush

English

Alternative forms

  • shrike-thrush, shrike thrush

Etymology

Compound of shrike +‎ thrush, from the resemblance to European shrikes (genus Lanius) and thrushes (genus Turdus).

Noun

shrikethrush (plural shrikethrushes)

  1. A songbird of the genus Colluricincla.

Derived terms

  • Arafura shrikethrush
  • Bower's shrikethrush
  • grey shrikethrush
  • little shrikethrush
  • Mamberamo shrikethrush
  • rufous shrikethrush
  • sandstone shrikethrush
  • Sepik-Ramu shrikethrush
  • sooty shrikethrush
  • Tagula shrikethrush
  • variable shrikethrush
  • Waigeo shrikethrush

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