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1 Magpie -- rank: 1000

Magpie definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MAG'PIE, n. [L. pica ... who collects things that have been discarded by others [syn: magpie, scavenger, pack rat] 3: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Mag (nickname for ... collects indiscriminately II. adjective Date: 1796 1. collected indiscriminately ; miscellaneous < magpie compilations of unrelated tidbits — Helen R. Cross > 2. given to indiscriminate collecting ; acquisitive < what possible magpie instinct had impelled me to retain them — S. J. Perelman ... tailed songbirds of the crow family (Corvidae). The black-billed magpie (Pica pica) is 18 in. (45 cm) long and ...

2 little magpie -- rank: 944

little magpie definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie ( ...

3 Magpie lark -- rank: 944

Magpie lark definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie ( ...

4 Magpie moth -- rank: 944

Magpie moth definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie ( ...

5 European magpie -- rank: 823

European magpie definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a common magpie of Eurasia [syn: European magpie, Pica pica]

6 American magpie -- rank: 823

American magpie definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America [syn: American magpie, Pica pica hudsonia]

7 Mountain magpie -- rank: 809

Mountain magpie definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mountain Moun"tain, a. 1 ... of Geology. Mountain linnet (Zo["o]l.), the twite. Mountain magpie. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. (b ...

8 bell magpie -- rank: 809

bell magpie definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: bluish black ... eating bird with a bell-like call [syn: currawong, bell magpie]

9 Australian magpie -- rank: 796

Australian magpie definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: black-and ...

10 Pica pica -- rank: 763

... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a common magpie of Eurasia [syn: European magpie, Pica pica] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and ...

11 Strepera fuliginosa -- rank: 724

Strepera fuliginosa definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... 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) ...

12 P Nuttalli -- rank: 724

P Nuttalli definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... 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) ...

13 P Hudsonica -- rank: 724

P Hudsonica definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... 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) ...

14 P caudata -- rank: 724

P caudata definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... 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) ...

15 Cyanopolius Cooki -- rank: 724

Cyanopolius Cooki definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Magpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie ... 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 ... but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P. caudata) is a black and white ... 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) ...