magpie

中文来自 ECDICT

原始印欧语 *(s)peyk-

From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, + archaic pie (“magpie”).

Displaced native Old English agu (“magpie”) and Middle English aguster (“magpie”), whence English haggister.

名词 Noun

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen, in the family Artamidae.
(figurative) Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
(slang) A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.
(UK, firearms) In the sport of fullbore target rifle, the third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A halfpenny.
(attributively) A pattern resembling the pied plumage