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鵲,鴿的一種,繞舌的人斑駁的,有收集癖的,混雜的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [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. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and
cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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} (Zo["o]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina
picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --
called also {little magpie}.
{Magpie moth} (Zo["o]l.), a black and white European
geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin
moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
資料來源 : WordNet®
magpie
n 1: long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering
call
2: someone who collects things that have been discarded by
others [syn: {scavenger}, {pack rat}]
3: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer},
{babbler}, {prater}, {chatterbox}, {spouter}]