Magpie Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of magpie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

magpie noun  /ˈmæɡpaɪ/  /ˈmæɡpaɪ/ jump to other results

1. a black and white bird with a long tail and a noisy call. There is a popular belief that magpies like to steal small bright objects.Topics Birdsc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably shortening of dialect maggot the pie, maggoty-pie, from Magot (Middle English pet form of the given name Marguerite) + pie, used in the naming of birds.

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