|

magpie

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: magpie

1
n
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
2
n
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
3
n
someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: magpie
1

n long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

Types:
European magpie, Pica pica
a common magpie of Eurasia
American magpie, Pica pica hudsonia
a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America
Type of:
corvine bird
birds of the crow family
2

n an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

Synonyms:
babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, prater, spouter
Type of:
speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
3

n someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

Synonyms:
pack rat, scavenger
Type of:
hoarder
a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES