Definitions for magpie
ˈmægˌpaɪmag·pie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. magpienoun

   long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

2. magpie, scavenger, pack ratnoun

   someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

3. chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouternoun

   an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

GCIDERate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Magpienoun

   Any one of several black-and-white birds, such as Gymnorhina tibicen, not belonging to the genus Pica.

2. Magpienoun

   A talkative person; a chatterbox.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. magpienoun

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

2. magpienoun

   A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen.

3. magpienoun

   Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as collecting, or committing robbery.

4. magpienoun

   Fan or member of Newcastle United FC.

5. Magpienoun

   someone connected with Newcastle United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

6. Magpienoun

   someone connected with Notts County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

7. Magpienoun

   someone connected with Collingwood Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

8. Magpienoun

   someone connected, or formerly connected with the Western Suburbs Magpies, as a fan, player, coach etc.

9. Etymology: From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, and pie, an archaic word meaning "magpie".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Magpienoun

   A bird sometimes taught to talk.

   Etymology: from pie, pica, Latin, and mag, contracted from Margaret, as phil is used to a sparrow, and poll to a parrot.

   Augurs, that understood relations, have
   By magpies and by choughs, and rooks brought forth
   The secret’st man of blood. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Dissimulation is expressed by a lady wearing a vizard of two faces, in her right-hand a magpie, which Edmund Spenser described looking through a lattice. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   So have I seen in black and white,
   A prating thing, a magpie height,
   Majestically stalk;
   A stately, worthless animal,
   That plies the tongue, and wags the tail,
   All flutter, pride, and talk. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Magpie

   Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world's most intelligent creatures, and is one of the few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. They are particularly well known for their songs and were once popular as cagebirds. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa, and Cyanopica. Magpies of the genus Pica are generally found in temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and western North America, with populations also present in Tibet and high-elevation areas of Kashmir. Magpies of the genus Cyanopica are found in East Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. The birds called magpies in Australia are, however, not related to the magpies in the rest of the world. Magpies are national birds in Bangladesh.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. magpie

   A magpie is a type of bird, typically belonging to the Corvidae family, characterized by its distinctive black and white or brightly colored plumage and long tail. They are known for their intelligence, with abilities to recognize themselves in a mirror. Some species of magpies are also known for their tendency to collect shiny objects. They are native to various parts of the world including Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Magpienoun

   any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail

2. Etymology: [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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Magpie

   Magpies are intelligent birds of the corvidae family, including the black and white Eurasian Magpie, which is one of the few animal species known to be able to recognize itself in a mirror test. Others include the Black-billed Magpie, Yellow-billed Magpie and Korean Magpie of the Pica genus, the Formosan Blue Magpie, Red-billed Blue Magpie and Gold-billed Magpie of the Urocissa and also the Common Green Magpie, Yellow-breasted Magpie, Short-tailed Magpie of the Cissa genus.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Magpie

   mag′pī, n. a chattering bird, of a genus allied to the crow, with pied or coloured feathers: (slang) a halfpenny—(Shak.) Mag′ot-pie, Magg′ot-pie. [Mag, a familiar contr. of Margaret (cf. Robin-Redbreast, Jenny Wren), pie, from L. pica, a magpie—pingĕre, pictum, to paint.]

Matched Categories

1. • Corvine Bird
   • Hoarder
   • Speaker

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Anagrams for magpie »

1. piemag

How to pronounce magpie?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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How to say magpie in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of magpie in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of magpie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of magpie in a Sentence

1. Geoff Maslen:

   The common way( for people to avoid swooping) is to grab a big stick and wave it over their heads when they're headed through magpie territory, i've noticed several cyclists around here have stalks stuck to their helmets to try to stop the magpies from colliding with them.

2. Geoff Maslen:

   A different magpie was attacking my friend, but realized that the helmet on his head wasn't going to( let him) cause him any damage, so he grabbed a piece of his ear as he swooped past, and he was left with blood pouring down his head.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=magpie
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=magpie
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Magpie
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=magpie
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magpie
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=magpie
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=magpie
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=magpie