shrike
nounHow many syllables in shrike?
There is 1 syllable in the word shrike.How to pronounce shrike:
Definition of shrike:
- shrike (noun):
- noun. any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals.
- any of numerous usually largely gray or brownish oscine birds (family laniidae) that have a hooked bill, feed chiefly on insects, and often impale their prey on thorns
Synonyms for shrike:
bush shrike
butcherbird
family laniidae
laniidae
lanius lucovicianus
lanius ludovicianus migrans
loggerhead shrike
oscine
oscine bird
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