magpie
n.
long-tailed black-and-white bird with a chattering call and mischievous habits; person who talks all the time, chatterbox
Magpie
magpie
Noun
1. long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
(hypernym) corvine bird
(hyponym) European magpie, Pica pica
(member-holonym) Pica, genus Pica
2. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
(synonym) scavenger, pack rat
(hypernym) hoarder
3. an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
(synonym) chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, spouter
(hypernym) speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
Magpie
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Magpie
To dream of a magpie, denotes much dissatisfaction and quarrels. The dreamer should guard well his conduct and speech after this dream.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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