- bokmakieries
- n. songbird of the shrike family with a yellow breast (native to southern Africa)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
bokmakierie — [ˌbɒkmə kɪəri] noun (plural bokmakieries) a shrike (bird) with yellow underparts and a black band across the breast, common in southern Africa. [Telophorus zeylonus.] Origin C19: from Afrik., imitative of its call … English new terms dictionary