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Definitions for Magpie

[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] Western U.S. a black-and-white cow or steer, as a Holstein.
[7] 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)
[8] any of various similar birds of the Australian family Cracticidae See also butcherbird (def. 2)
[9] any of various other similar or related birds
[10] (often capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon typically having black-and-white markings
[11] British a person who hoards small objects
[12] a person who chatters
[13] the outmost ring but one on a target a shot that hits this ring

Words related to Magpie

orator, debater, blabbermouth, windbag, clack, gossip, busybody, rat, hyena, vulture, lecturer, interlocutor, chatterbox, speaker, chatterer, babbler, collector, squirrel, accumulator, gatherer

Words nearby Magpie

magnus annus, magnus effect, magnus hitch, magog, magot, magpie, magpie goose, magpie lark, magpie moth, magr, magritte

Origin of Magpie

1595–1605; Mag Margaret + pie2

Word origin for Magpie

C17: from Mag diminutive of Margaret, used to signify a chatterbox + pie ²

Synonyms for Magpie

accumulator, collector, gatherer, hoarder, saver, squirrel