Malaconotinae — noun an African bush shrikes • Syn: ↑subfamily Malaconotinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Laniidae, ↑family Laniidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird family — noun a family of warm blooded egg laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Struthionidae, ↑family Struthionidae, ↑Casuaridae, ↑family Casuaridae, ↑Apterygidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Chlorophoneus — noun a genus of Malaconotinae • Syn: ↑genus Chlorophoneus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Malaconotinae, ↑subfamily Malaconotinae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Chlorophoneus — noun a genus of Malaconotinae • Syn: ↑Chlorophoneus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Malaconotinae, ↑subfamily Malaconotinae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bush shrike — noun an African shrike • Hypernyms: ↑shrike • Hyponyms: ↑black fronted bush shrike, ↑Chlorophoneus nigrifrons • Member Holonyms: ↑Malaconotinae, ↑subfamily Malaconotinae * * * … Useful english dictionary
family Laniidae — noun shrikes • Syn: ↑Laniidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres … Useful english dictionary
Laniidae — noun shrikes • Syn: ↑family Laniidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Passeres … Useful english dictionary
shrike — /shruyk/, n. 1. any of numerous predaceous oscine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong, hooked, and toothed bill, feeding on insects and sometimes on small birds and other animals: the members of certain species impale their prey on… … Universalium