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20 answers for: Alternative name for the butcherbird; family Lanii...
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SHRIKEAlternative name for the butcherbird; family Laniidae, numerous genera and species (6)
LAUNCEPopular name for the sand eel; family Ammodytidae: several genera and species (6)
GOPHERBurrowing American rodent with a short tail and fur-lined cheek pouches; family Geomyidae, several genera and species (6)
FAMILYA household's collective kith and kin living together as a social unit; or, a taxonomic rank such as Rosaceae comprising thousands of genera and species including apples and roses (6)
GENERAGroups between family and species (biology)
RATTANTropical climbing plant of the palm family whose stems are used for wickerwork; several genera, especially Calamus (6)
SNIPESWading birds of the genus Gallinago and related genera which have a long straight bill (6)
MUSSELMarine bivalve of the genus Mytilus and related genera (6)
ENRAGEGenera (anag.) (6)
LOGGERHEADThe ___ shrike, aka the butcherbird
ORDERSGenera
BREEDSGenera
GENRESGenera
TAUTONYMScientific word whereby the same name is used for both genus and species (8)
SPINYANTEATERAlternative name for the echidna (genera Tachyglossus and Zaglossus) of Australia and New Guinea (5,8)
LONGHORNName given to a breed of cattle and species of beetle (8)
GENUSA biological classification ranking between family and species (5)
PORPOISEA common name for the group of toothed whales making up three genera: Phocoena, Phocoenoides, and Neophocaena. In North America the name is sometimes applied to dolphins. (8)
SPIDERWEBButcherbird weeps for flycatcher (9)
TAXAOrder, family, genus and species, e.g.