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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.
CHATTER v. 2 definitions
what resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters. Wordsworth.
FRENCH a.
aying one's debts. -- French pie Etym: [French (here used in sense of "foreign") + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)] (Zoöl.), the European great spotted woodpecker (Dryobstes major); -- called also wood pie. -- French polish. (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dis…
HARLEQUIN n.
us). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. -- Harlequin moth. (Zoöl.) See Magpie Moth. -- Harlequin opal. See Opal. -- Harlequin snake (Zoöl.), a small, poisonous snake (Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southern United States.
MADGE n.
The magpie.
MAGGOT-PIE n.
A magpie. [Obs.] Shak.
MAGOT-PIE n.
A magpie. [Obs.] Shak.
MOUNTAIN a.
Great Britain. See Chart of Geology. -- Mountain linnet (Zoöl.), the twite. -- Mountain magpie. (Zoöl.) (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. (b) The European gray shrike. -- Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany. -- Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite, occurring as an efflorescence. -- M…
NANPIE n.
The magpie.
NINUT n.
The magpie. [Prov. Eng.]
NUTCRACKER n.
A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.
PIANET n.
The magpie. [Written also pianate, and pyenate.]
PICA n.
The genus that includes the magpies.
PIE n. 2 definitions
A magpie.
PIET n.
The magpie. [Prov.Eng.] Jay piet (Zoöl.), the European jay. [Prov.Eng.] -- Sea piet (Zoöl.), the oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]
PIOT n.
The magpie. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Holland.
PYET n.
A magpie; a piet. [Prov. Eng.] Here cometh the worthy prelate as pert as a pyet. Sir W. Scott.
PYOT n.
The magpie. See Piet.
THIEVISH a.
Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
TREE n.
), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie. -- Tree pigeon (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga, and allied genera. -- Tree pipit. (Zoöl.) See under Pip…