wariangle, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS. wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in comp.), G. wÜrgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer, killer, and E. worry.].
The red-backed shrike (
Lanius collurio); -- called also
wÜrger,
worrier, and
throttler. [
1913 Webster]