cuckoo-shrike
any of numerous Old World passerine birds of the family Campephagidae, certain species of which superficially resemble cuckoos and have hooked bills like shrikes.
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How to use cuckoo-shrike in a sentence
The cuckoo-shrike (Grauculus macii) is not nearly related to the cuckoo, nor has it the parasitic habits of the latter.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThese are the wood-shrike, the minivet and the cuckoo-shrike.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar
British Dictionary definitions for cuckoo shrike
any Old World tropical songbird of the family Campephagidae, typically having a strong notched bill, long rounded tail, and pointed wings: See also minivet
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