English-Thai Dictionary

magpie

N นก กางเขน  jay pie nok-kang-kean

 

magpie

SL คน ช่างพูด (จน น่ารำคาญ  คนพูดมาก  คน พูดเจื้อยแจ้ว  kon-chang-phud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAGPIE

n.[L. pica, with mag. ] A chattering bird of the genus Corvus.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAGPIE

Mag "pie, n. Etym: [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. Pie magpie, and cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.

 

Note: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

magpie

mag pie |ˈmagˌpī ˈmæɡˌpaɪ | ▶noun 1 a long-tailed crow with boldly marked (or green ) plumage and a raucous voice. [Family Corvidae: five genera and several species, in particular the black-and-white black-billed magpie (Pica pica ) of Eurasia and North America. ] 2 used in similes or comparisons to refer to a person who collects things, esp. things of little use or value, or a person who chatters idly. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably shortening of dialect maggot the pie, maggoty-pie, from Magot (Middle English nickname for the given name Marguerite ) + pie 2 .

 

magpie lark

mag ¦pie lark ▶noun a common ground-dwelling Australian songbird with black-and-white plumage, long legs, and a loud piping call. Also called peewee. ●Grallina cyanoleuca, family Grallinidae.

 

magpie moth

mag ¦pie moth ▶noun a white moth with black and yellow spots, the caterpillars of which are similarly coloured and can be pests of fruit bushes. ●Genus Abraxas, family Geometridae: A. grossulariata and other species.

 

Oxford Dictionary

magpie

mag ¦pie |ˈmagpʌɪ | ▶noun 1 a long-tailed crow with boldly marked (or green ) plumage and a noisy call. ●Family Corvidae: five genera and several species, in particular the black-and-white ( black-billed ) magpie (Pica pica ) of Eurasia and North America. 2 (also bell magpie ) any bird of the Australasian butcher-bird family, having black-and-white plumage and musical calls. ●Family Cracticidae: several species. 3 used figuratively to refer to a person who obsessively collects things or who chatters idly. 4 the division of a circular target next to the outer one, or a shot which strikes this. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably shortening of dialect maggot the pie, maggoty-pie, from Magot (Middle English pet form of the given name Marguerite ) + pie 2 .

 

magpie lark

mag ¦pie lark ▶noun a common ground-dwelling Australian songbird with black-and-white plumage, long legs, and a loud piping call. Also called peewee. ●Grallina cyanoleuca, family Grallinidae.

 

magpie moth

mag ¦pie moth ▶noun a white moth with black and yellow spots, the caterpillars of which are similarly coloured and can be pests of fruit bushes. ●Genus Abraxas, family Geometridae: A. grossulariata and other species.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

magpie

mag pie /mǽɡpàɪ /名詞 C 1 〘鳥 〙カササギ 〘カラス属の鳥; 鳴き声がうるさく, 小さく光るものを集める習性がある 〙.2 ｟くだけて ｠おしゃべりな人 ; 収集癖のある人 .