lanius collurio

2 definitions found

lanius collurio - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Flasher \Flash"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, flashes.
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     2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.
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     3. (Zool.)
        (a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
            tropical seas (Lobotes Surinamensis).
        (b) The European red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); --
            called also flusher.
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     4. An exhibitionist[1], especially a male, who briefly
        exposes his private parts in a public place.
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  Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
     wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
     comp.), G. w["u]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
     killer, and E. worry.] (Zool.)
     The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); -- called also
     w["u]rger, worrier, and throttler. [Written also
     warriangle, weirangle, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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