Definition of Magpee
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.]
(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of the genus
Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long
graduated tail.
&fist; 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 (Zoöl.), a common
Australian bird (Grallina picata), conspicuously marked with
black and white; -- called also little magpie. --
Magpie moth (Zoöl.), a black and
white European geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the
harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry
bushes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
MAGPIE, n. A bird whose thievish disposition suggested to someone
that it might be taught to talk.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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