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Definition of Magpies

Magpie
Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See Pie magpie, and cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie (P. Nuttalli) inhabits California. The blue magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie (Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie (Cracticus picatus). Magpie lark (Zo["o]l.), a common Australian bird (Grallina picata), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also little magpie. Magpie moth (Zo["o]l.), a black and white European geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.

Meaning of Magpies from wikipedia

- jefferyi Azure-winged magpies Genus Cyanopica Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cy**** Iberian magpie, Cyanopica cooki The black magpies, Platysmurus, are treepies;...
- family (corvids) designated magpies, and belongs to the Holarctic radiation of "monochrome" magpies. In Europe, "magpie" is used by English speakers...
- Australian magpie is the mascot of several Australian and New Zealand sporting teams, including the Collingwood Magpies, the Western Suburbs Magpies, Port...
- FC Bruno's Magpies, also known as FCB Magpies in UEFA competition, is a professional football team from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National...
- three to four w****s. Black-billed magpies in the wild have a lifespan of six to seven years. Black-billed magpies have a long history with humans, being...
- Retrieved 2022-05-02. Winterman, Denise. "Why are magpies so often hated?". BBC News Magazine. Magpies have a dubious re****tion because they are a bit...
- traditional children's nursery rhyme about magpies. According to an old superstition, the number of magpies seen tells if one will have bad or good luck...
- The Souths Logan Magpies, more commonly referred to by their former names Southern Suburbs Magpies, or South Brisbane Magpies, or often simply referred...
- the unchanging backdrop of the magpies' call - remains unchanging. The phrase imitating the call of the Australian magpie is one of the most well-known...
- Suburbs Magpies home matches are pla**** at Lidcombe Oval, Lidcombe and their training facilities are near by. In 2000 the Western Suburbs Magpies Under...