nine-killer
nine-killer · nine-killers
The northern shrikeThe northern shrike (Lanius borealis).
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)The northern shrike (Lanius borealis).
Origin
The bird was believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.The bird was believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.
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Forms
plural: nine-killers| Singular | nine-killer |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.