MAGPIE LARK

Meaning of MAGPIE LARK in English

a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.

Also, magpie-lark .

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MAGPIE LARK — noun : a black-and-white passerine bird ( Grallina cyanoleuca ) of Australia of uncertain affinities
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAGPIE-LARK — орнит. австралийская граллина (Grallina cyanoleuca); pl сорочьи жаворонки (Grallinidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MAGPIE-LARK — орнит. австралийская граллина ( Grallina cyanoleuca ) ; pl сорочьи жаворонки ( Grallinidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MAGPIE — piga
English interlingue dictionary
MAGPIE — I. noun Etymology: Mag (nickname for Margaret) + 1pie Date: 1598 any of various birds (especially Pica pica ) related …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAGPIE — Any of several genera of long-tailed songbirds of the crow family (Corvidae). The black-billed magpie ( Pica pica ) is …
Английский словарь Британика
LARK — Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or shore, …
Английский словарь Британика
MAGPIE — I. ˈmagˌpī, ˈmaig- noun Etymology: Mag (nickname for Margaret ) + pie (magpie) 1. : any of numerous birds of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LARK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAGPIE — (n.) Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a …
Английский словарь Webster
MAGPIE — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAGPIE — /mag"puy'/ , n. 1. either of two corvine birds, Pica pica (black-billed magpie) , of Eurasia and North America, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LARK — lark 1 /lahrk/ , n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAGPIE — n. long-tailed black-and-white bird with a chattering call and mischievous habits; person who talks all the time, chatterbox
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAGPIE — I. ˈmag-ˌpī noun Etymology: Mag (nickname for Margaret ) + pie (I) Date: 1598 1. : any of various birds …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LARK — I. ˈlärk noun Etymology: Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German lērihha lark Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAGPIE — noun any one of numerous species of the genus pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a …
Webster English vocab
LARK — vi a frolic; a jolly time. 2. lark ·vi to catch larks; as, to go larking. 3. lark ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
MAGPIE — ■ noun 1》 a long-tailed bird of the crow family, typically with black-and-white plumage and a noisy call. [ Pica …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAGPIE — [mag.pie] n [Mag (nickname for Margaret) + [1]pie] (1598) 1: any of various birds (esp. Pica pica) related to the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LARK — [lark] n [ME laveroc, laverke, fr. OE lawerce; akin to OHG lerihha lark] (bef. 12c): any of a family (Alaudidae) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAGPIE — any of several long-tailed birds belonging to the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes). The best-known species, often called the black-billed magpie …
Britannica English vocabulary
LARK — family name Alaudidae, any of about 75 species of a songbird family (order Passeriformes). Larks occur throughout the continental Old …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAGPIE — magpie BrE AmE ˈmæɡ paɪ ▷ magpie|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LARK — lark, Lark BrE AmE lɑːk AmE lɑːrk ▷ larked lɑːkt AmE lɑːrkt ▷ larking ˈlɑːk ɪŋ AmE ˈlɑːrk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAGPIE — / ˈmægpaɪ; NAmE / noun a black and white bird with a long tail and a noisy cry. There is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK — / lɑːk; NAmE lɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small brown bird with a pleasant song —see also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAGPIE — mag ‧ pie /ˈmæɡpaɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Mag female name (from Margaret ) + …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LARK — I. lark 1 /lɑːk $ lɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,5: Language: Old English ; Origin: lawerce ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAGPIE — n. 1 a European and American crow, Pica pica, with a long pointed tail and black and white plumage. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LARK — n. & v. colloq. --n. 1 a frolic or spree; an amusing incident; a joke. 2 Brit. a type of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LARK — n. 1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAGPIE — n. 1 a European and American crow, Pica pica, with a long pointed tail and black and white plumage. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAGPIE — n.1 a European and American crow, Pica pica, with a long pointed tail and black and white plumage. 2 any …
Oxford English vocab
LARK — 1. n.1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
Oxford English vocab
MAGPIE — ( magpies) A magpie is a large black and white bird with a long tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK — ( larks) 1. A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. N-COUNT 2. If you say …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAGPIE — (~s) A ~ is a large black and white bird with a long tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MAGPIE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As a result, the magpie population dropped dramatically: in one village, from 259 birds to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LARK — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The trip to Dresden was a lark . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAGPIE — [noun] [C] - a bird with black and white feathers and a long tailMagpies are attracted to small shiny objects …
Cambridge English vocab
MAGPIE — n. Any of several genera of long-tailed songbirds of the crow family (Corvidae). The black-billed magpie ( Pica pica ) …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LARK — n. Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAGPIE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAGPIE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: CHATTERBOX , bandar-log, blabber, blabbermouth, blabmouth, chatterer, gabber, jabberer, prater, prattler
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LARK — n. (informal) 25B6; noun we were just having a bit of a lark : FUN, amusement, laugh, giggle, joke; escapade, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LARK — n. 1 frolic, spree, escapade, caper, fling, romp, adventure, revel, jape, game, antic, horseplay, shenanigans, mischief, prank, practical joke The …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MAGPIE — сущ. 1) зоол. сорока 2) болтун, болтунья Syn : chatterbox 2) воен.; разг. а) второе кольцо мишени с кругами б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble ≈ жаворонки поют to rise with the lark ≈ вставать чуть свет, с петухами …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAGPIE — magpie.ogg ʹmægpaı n 1. зоол. сорока обыкновенная ( Pica pica ) 2. 1> болтун; болтунья 2> собиратель ненужного хлама, «барахольщик» …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LARK — lark.ogg _I lɑ:k n зоол. жаворонок ( Alauda gen. ) to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет; вставать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LARK — lark I сущ.жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют•• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с петухами …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LARK — _I lɑ:k n зоол. жаворонок ( Alauda gen. ) to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет; вставать с …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют •• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют •• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с петухами II 1. сущ. 1) шутка, проказа; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MAGPIE — 1) сорока 2) сорока (Pica); сорока (Pica pica) • - American magpie - Australian magpie - azure-winged magpie - black magpie - black-backed magpie - black-billed magpie - black-crested …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LARK — жаворонок; pl жаворонковые (Alaudidae) - bar-tailed desert lark - bifasciated lark - black lark - Botha's lark - bush lark - calandra lark - crested lark - desert …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MAGPIE — 1) сорока 2) сорока ( Pica ) ; сорока ( Pica pica ) • - American magpie - Australian magpie …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LARK — жаворонок; pl жаворонковые ( Alaudidae ) - bar-tailed desert lark - bifasciated lark - black lark - Botha's lark - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LARK — _I _n. жаворонок; to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет, с петухами _II 1. _n. шутка, проказа; забава, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LARK — I n. жаворонок; to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет, с петухами II 1. n. шутка, проказа; забава, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LARK — шутить, забавляться; резвиться брать препятствия (на лошади); шутка, проказа; забава, веселье жаворонок lark about - шумно резвиться what a lark! - (как) забавно!
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
LARK — _I lɑ:k _n. жаворонок; to rise with the lark вставать чуть свет, с петухами _II lɑ:k 1. _n. шутка, проказа; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MAGPIE — сущ. 1) зоол. сорока 2) болтун, болтунья Syn : chatterbox 2) воен.; разг. а) второе кольцо мишени с кругами б) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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