Cassican

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An American bird (Psarocolius decumanus, syn. Cassicus cristatus), allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest.
  2. 2
    A piping crow.; Corvus typicus of Indonesia and Australia.
  3. 3
    A piping crow.; Cracticus tibicen (syn. Gymnorhina tibicen), Australian magpie.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cornbirdcrested oropendolapiping crow-shrike

Etymology

From Latin cassis (“helmet”).

Related phrases

australian magpiecracticus tibicengymnorhina tibicen

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