MAGPIE


Meaning of MAGPIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmæɡpaɪ ]

n. 1 a European and American crow, Pica pica, with a long pointed tail and black and white plumage. 2 any of various birds with plumage like a magpie, esp. Gymnorhina tibicen of Australia. 3 an idle chatterer. 4 a person who collects things indiscriminately. 5 a the division of a circular target next to the outer one. b a rifle shot which strikes this. [Mag, abbr. of Margaret + PIE(2)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.