loggerhead shrike

noun

A species of shrike native to North America, Lanius ludovicianus.

Similar
Lanius lucovicianusLanius ludovicianus

Meanings

nounloggerhead shrike (plural loggerhead shrikes)

plural loggerhead shrikes

  1. A species of shrike native to North America, Lanius ludovicianus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes

Similar
Lanius lucovicianusLanius ludovicianus
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch Amerikaanse klapekster
  • Amerikaanse klapeksterLanius ludovicianus
Finnish amerikanisolepinkäinen
  • amerikanisolepinkäinenLanius ludovicianus
French pie-grièche migratrice
  • pie-grièche migratriceLanius ludovicianus
German Louisianawürger
  • LouisianawürgerLanius ludovicianus
Polish dzierzba siwa
  • dzierzba siwaLanius ludovicianus
Russian америка́нский жула́н
  • америка́нский жула́н (amerikánskij žulán)Lanius ludovicianus
Swedish amerikansk törnskata
  • amerikansk törnskataLanius ludovicianus
Cite this entry
APA

loggerhead shrike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggerhead%20shrike

MLA

“loggerhead shrike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggerhead%20shrike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loggerhead shrike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggerhead%20shrike.

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