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   Magpie
   The magpie is a bird of the crow family.
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   magpie
   [n] - someone who collects things that have been discarded by others 2. [n] - long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
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   Magpie
   Mag'pie noun [ Middle English & Prov. English magot pie , maggoty pie , from Mag , Maggot , equiv. to Margaret , and from French Marquerite , and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is from Latin margarita pearl, Greek ..., probably of Eastern origin. See Pie magpie, and confer the analogous names Tomtit , and Jackdaw
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   magpie
   <zoology> Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. ... 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. ...
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   magpie
   noun long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
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   magpie
   scavenger noun someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
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   Magpie
   `Magpies` are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae. The names 'jay' and 'magpie' are to a certain extent interchangeable, although this does not accurately reflect the evolutionary relationship between these birds. For example, the Eurasian Magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian Jay than to the Oriental Blue and Green Magpies, whereas the Blue Jay is not closely related to either. In Europe, `magpie` is often used by English s...
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   Magpie
   • (n.) Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
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   magpie
   any of several long-tailed birds belonging to the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes). The best-known species, often called the black-billed ... [1 related articles]
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    magpie
    magpie, common name for certain birds of the family Corvidae (crows and jays). The black-billed magpie, Pica pica, of W North America has iridescent black plumage, white wing patches and abdomen, and a long wedge-shaped tail. It is altogether about 20 in. (50 cm) long. Magpies build large, domed nes...
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