yellow-billed magpie

noun

See under magpie(def 1).

Origin of yellow-billed magpie

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby yellow-billed magpie

yellow water lily, yellow-bellied, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-belly, yellow-billed cuckoo, yellow-billed magpie, yellow-breasted chat, yellow-crowned night heron, yellow-dog contract, yellow-eye mullet, yellow-fever mosquito

Definition for yellow-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 yellow-billed magpie

magpie
/ (ˈmæɡˌpaɪ) /

noun

Word Origin for magpie

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