noun🔗SharePie-grièchesAny 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. "Pendant notre randonnée, nous avons vu des pie-grièches qui avaient empalé des sauterelles et des lézards sur les épines acérées d'un buisson d'aubépine.animalbirdnaturebiologyorganismecologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
