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Wariangle

Warˊi-an′gle

,
Noun.
[OE.
wariangel
,
weryangle
; cf. AS.
wearg
outlaw, criminal, OHG,
warg
,
warch
, Goth.
wargs
(in comp.), G.
würgengel
, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer, killer, and E.
worry
.]
(Zool.)
The red-backed shrike (
Lanius collurio
); – called also
würger
,
worrier
, and
throttler
.
[Written also
warriangle
,
weirangle
, etc.]
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Definition 2024


wariangle

wariangle

English

Alternative forms

  • warriangle

Noun

wariangle (plural wariangles)

  1. (Britain, obsolete or dialect) The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio).