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magpie
[ mag-pahy ]
noun
- either of two corvine birds, Pica pica black-billed magpie, of Eurasia and North America, or P. nuttalli yellow-billed magpie, of California, having long, graduated tails, black-and-white plumage, and noisy, mischievous habits.
- any of several related corvine birds.
- any of several black-and-white birds not related to the true magpies, as Gymnorhina tibicen, of Australia.
- an incessantly talkative person; noisy chatterer; chatterbox.
- a person who collects or hoards things, especially indiscriminately.
- Western U.S. a black-and-white cow or steer, as a Holstein.
magpie
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noun
- any of various passerine birds of the genus Pica, esp P. pica, having a black-and-white plumage, long tail, and a chattering call: family Corvidae (crows, etc)
- any of various similar birds of the Australian family Cracticidae See also butcherbird
- any of various other similar or related birds
- often capital a variety of domestic fancy pigeon typically having black-and-white markings
- a person who hoards small objects
- a person who chatters
- the outmost ring but one on a target
- a shot that hits this ring
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of magpie1
Example Sentences
John said when he left the house this morning he saw two magpies.
There are a number of cultural quirks which mean Cabanagate has Australians more worked up than a magpie in spring.
“I never know what I like but I really know what I don’t like. My fingertips squeal when they don’t like the fabric. It’s a bit of a magpie process.â€
But he adds that G. newtoni’s skull also has some parts that resemble skulls of other birds, such as the magpie goose, so “the situation is not so simple.â€
Dr Ben Beska, 33, from Newcastle, said he saw a group of magpies squawking in his garden on Saturday and went out to investigate when he spotted the fish lying in the grass.
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