magpie
One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica picaOne of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
» It's a very intelligent bird, but it's not a magpie at all; it's a jackdaw.
Це дуже розумний птах, але це зовсім не сорока. Це галка.
Meaning
7 sensesOne of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
Elster, Elster
соро́каsoróka
соро́каsoróka
A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen, in the family Artamidae.
(figuratively)Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
(slang)A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.
(UK)In the sport of fullbore target rifle, the third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
(attributive)A pattern resembling the pied plumage of a magpie.
(UK, obsolete, slang)A halfpenny.
- long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
- someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
- an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Examples
34 sentencesIt's a very intelligent bird, but it's not a magpie at all; it's a jackdaw.
Це дуже розумний птах, але це зовсім не сорока. Це галка. — deniko
The magpie collects everything that glitters.
deDie Elster sammelt alles, was glitzert. — Luiaard
Eurasian magpies pass the mirror test.
This magpie is a real chatterbox.
Do magpies really steal things from humans?
ruЭто правда, что сороки воруют у людей вещи? — marafon
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Origin
From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, + archaic pie (“magFrom Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, + archaic pie (“magpie”), from Middle English pie, pye, from Old French pie, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker, magpie”). Displaced native Old English agu (“magpie”) and Middle English aguster (“magpie”), whence English haggister.
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