cassican
English
Psarocolius decumanus. Trinidad.
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin cassis (“helmet”).
Noun
cassican (plural cassicans)
- An American bird (Psarocolius decumanus, syn. Cassicus cristatus), allied to the starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully constructed and suspended nest.
- The piping crows
- Corvus typicus of Indonesia and Australia.
- Cracticus tibicen (syn. Gymnorhina tibicen), Australian magpie.
Synonyms
- (Psarocolius decumanus): crested oropendola, cornbird
- (Cracticus tibicen): piping crow-shrike
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.si.kɑ̃/
Noun
cassican m (plural cassicans)
- butcherbird (in the genus Cracticus)