butcher
→
shrike
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Catalan | |
| Lexeme | escorxador | |
| Meaning 1 | skinner, flayer | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | shrike | |
| Reference | DIEC2 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | butcher | |
| Lexeme 2 | butcherbird | |
| Meaning 1 | butcher | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (US) shrike | |
| Reference | English Wiktionary | |
| Comment | ||
The birds are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns