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English Dictionary: Lanius collurio by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
      wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
      comp.), G. w[81]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
      killer, and E. worry.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); -- called also
      {w[81]rger}, {worrier}, and {throttler}. [Written also
      {warriangle}, {weirangle}, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all
                  tropical seas ({Lobotes Surinamensis}).
            (b) The European red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); --
                  called also {flusher}.
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