Magpie (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. 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.
  2. any of several related corvine birds.
  3. any of several black-and-white birds not related to the true magpies, as Gymnorhina tibicen, of Australia.
  4. an incessantly talkative person; noisy chatterer; chatterbox.
  5. a person who collects or hoards things, especially indiscriminately.
  6. a black-and-white cow or steer, as a Holstein.
noun
  1. 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)
  2. any of various similar birds of the Australian family Cracticidae
  3. any of various other similar or related birds
  4. a variety of domestic fancy pigeon typically having black-and-white markings
  5. a person who hoards small objects
  6. a person who chatters
    • the outmost ring but one on a target
    • a shot that hits this ring
Magpie (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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