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Mount Suribachi
12-13-2008, 22:47
What would "Butcher Bird" be in Latin?

Thx

Evil_Maniac From Mars
12-13-2008, 22:51
The literal translation of the words "Butcher Bird," the name of the Butcherbird in Latin, or the Latin translation of the Shrike?

Mount Suribachi
12-14-2008, 07:55
Gimme all 3 and I'll decide which one I like the best ~:)

CountArach
12-14-2008, 08:20
*Flicks through dictionary*

Carnifex/Lanius Avis

A carnifex would be someone who is literally a butcher as a profession. Lanius is probably what you want though because it comes from the latin word lanio, which means tear.