black-billed magpie

noun

See under magpie(def 1).

Origin of black-billed magpie

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby black-billed magpie

black-backed gull, black-bag, black-bag job, black-bellied plover, black-billed cuckoo, black-billed magpie, black-capped chickadee, black-coated, black-crowned night heron, black-eyed pea, black-eyed susan

Definition for black-billed magpie (2 of 2)

magpie
[ mag-pahy ]
/ ˈmægˌpaɪ /

noun

either of two corvine birds, Pica pica (black-billed magpie), of Eurasia and North America, or P. nuttalli (yellow-billed magpie), of California, having long, graduated tails, black-and-white plumage, and noisy, mischievous habits.
any of several related corvine birds.
any of several black-and-white birds not related to the true magpies, as Gymnorhina tibicen, of Australia.
an incessantly talkative person; noisy chatterer; chatterbox.
a person who collects or hoards things, especially indiscriminately.
Western U.S. a black-and-white cow or steer, as a Holstein.

Origin of magpie

1595–1605; Mag Margaret + pie2

British Dictionary definitions for black-billed magpie

magpie
/ (ˈmæɡˌpaɪ) /

noun

Word Origin for magpie

C17: from Mag diminutive of Margaret, used to signify a chatterbox + pie ²