Lanius

lanius Translingual thumb|Lanius excubitor Etymology From mul la lanius butcher. Proper noun 1 m genus family Laniidae shrikes Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Lanius excubitor species (great grey shrike) - type species; Lanius borealis species (northern shrike), Lanius bucephalus species (bull-headed shrike), Lanius cabanisi species, Lanius collaris species (southern fiscal), Lanius collurio species (red-backed shrike), Lanius collurioides species (Burmese shrike), Lanius cristatus species (brown shrike), Lanius dorsalis species, Lanius excubitoroides species (grey-backed fiscal), Lanius gubernator species, Lanius humeralis species (northern fiscal), Lanius isabellinus species (isabelline shrike), Lanius ludovicianus species (loggerhead shrike), Lanius mackinnoni species, Lanius meridionalis species (Iberian grey shrike), Lanius minor species (lesser grey shrike), Lanius newtoni species, Lanius nubicus species (masked shrike), Lanius phoenicuroides species (red-tailed shrike), Lanius schach species (long-tailed shrike), Lanius senator species (woodchat shrike), Lanius somalicus species, Lanius souzae species, Lanius sphenocercus species, Lanius tephronotus species, Lanius tigrinus species (tiger shrike), Lanius validirostris species (mountain shrike), Lanius vittatus species - other species References 1 1 1 mul Birds English Etymology Borrowed from en la lanius butcher, a Latinized form of en nl vleeshouwer. Proper noun es en Latin. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Lanius is the 41303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 527 individuals. Lanius is most common among White (96.58%) individuals. Further reading