noun🔗ShareWürgerAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns."While hiking, we saw shrikes that had impaled grasshoppers and lizards on the sharp thorns of a hawthorn bush. "Beim Wandern sahen wir Würger, die Heuschrecken und Eidechsen auf den spitzen Dornen eines Weißdornbusches aufgespießt hatten.animalbirdnaturebiologyorganismecologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
