Definition of magpie Magpie

/mæˈgpajˌ/ - [matgpay] - mag•pie

We found 10 definitions of magpie from 6 different sources.

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What does magpie mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: magpies

magpie - long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
  corvine bird birds of the crow family
  genus pica, pica magpies
  european magpie, pica pica a common magpie of Eurasia
magpie - someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
  scavenger, pack rat
  hoarder a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
magpie - an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
  chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, spouter
  talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, speaker, utterer someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • magpie (Noun)
    One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially.
  • magpie (Noun)
    A superficially similar Australian bird,.
  • magpie (Noun)
    Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as collecting, or committing robbery.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • magpie (n.)
    Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • magpie
    One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • The magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.

    In Europe, "Magpie" is often used by English speakers to call the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside the Iberian Peninsula.

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