noun
great grey shrike; northern shrike
A bird species (Lanius excubitor). In Japanese, the name is usually written in katakana as オオモズ.
オオモズは日本では冬に見られる渡り鳥です。
The great grey shrike is a migratory bird seen in Japan in winter.
オオモズは小さな鳥や昆虫を捕まえて、枝に刺す習性があります。
The great grey shrike has a habit of catching small birds and insects and impaling them on branches.
The name オオモズ (大百舌) literally means 'large shrike', from 大 (おお, 'big') + モズ (百舌, 'shrike'). The kanji 百舌 is a jukujikun reading for モズ.