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magpie
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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mag·pie
/ ˈmagˌpī/
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n.
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a long-tailed crow with boldly marked plumage and a raucous voice. Five genera and several species include the black-and-white
black-billed magpie (Pica pica) of Eurasia and North America.
2.
used in similes or comparisons to refer to a person who collects things, esp. things of little value, or a person who chatters idly.
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 "Diss Express (Diss, England)")
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Hockey: Magpies win but knocked off top spot.
Newspaper article from: Diss Express (Diss, England); 11/2/2007; 700+ words
; Bedford 2 Harleston Magpies Men 4, East Men's League Premier...spot in the league. St Albans took Magpies' place on goal difference following...taken drag flick from a short corner. Magpies rounded off a good first half display...
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Magpies as hosts for West Nile virus, Southern France.(DISPATCHES)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...WNV seroprevalence in magpies (4,5). Furthermore...2004 from a yearling magpie near a farm with clinical...WNV seroprevalence in magpies in the Camargue area...0%) in the Camargue magpie population. No seroconversion...detected in 46 (17%) magpies recaptured during the...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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MAGPIE MENACE; You might salute him for luck - but the jaunty magpie is a savage predator slaughtering our songbirds.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...d even caught the magpie red-handed stealing...the truth is that magpies are a menace and...fortune with which magpies were associated...Good Morning Mr Magpie' at every sighting...saw a group of 12 magpies. And if you are...chattering away. Magpie nests are remarkable...
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Hockey: Magpies win battle of perfect records.
Newspaper article from: Diss Express (Diss, England); 11/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...Men's League - Premier A, St Albans 1 Harleston Magpies 2: Magpies came out on top in this battle of teams with 100 per...sides, some of which will be happy with a point." Magpies lost talisman Neil Fox Toulson with a back injury after...
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MAGPIES CHIRP UP FOOD, LAUGHTER
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 5/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...to cook," retorts Chudina. Meet the Magpies. Their conversations easily bounce from...House on South Jefferson Street. The Magpies laugh a lot as they toss leftovers from...sit down to eat with the families, the Magpies light tea light candles on tables to add...
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Hockey: Magpies' ten-win start is halted by Cambridge.
Newspaper article from: Diss Express (Diss, England); 12/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...League Premier Division A, Cambridge City 2 Harleston Magpies Men 1: Magpies dropped their first points of the season by losing...so far this term. The first half was dominated by Magpies who created a number of chances with James Fanger...
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Hockey: Magpies have tough time in nationals.
Newspaper article from: Diss Express (Diss, England); 5/16/2008; 700+ words
; Harleston Magpies U18s Girls finished fourth in the National...winners Belper, Leicester and Chelmsford. Magpies made a poor start on the Saturday losing...in the first half. On Sunday morning, Magpies played Belper the hot favourites, who...
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Hockey: Magpies make it a perfect ten out of ten to extend lead.
Newspaper article from: Diss Express (Diss, England); 12/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...League - Premier Division A, Harleston Magpies Men 7 Dereham 0: Harleston thrashed Dereham...powerfully from a short corner. This put Magpies into a two-goal lead as they dominated...converting well from another short corner. Magpies domination was now apparent, and it was...
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 "The Week (Muscat, Oman)")
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Muscat Magpies flying high.
Newspaper article from: The Week (Muscat, Oman); 2/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...Ashok Purohit The name Muscat Magpies draws its inspiration from...based club, also known as the Magpies, has a tradition of performance...similar to the colours of a magpie. Such is the clubAAEs popularity...Australian rules club, Muscat Magpies, has started to make waves...
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Hockey: Mixed weekend for Magpies indoors.
Newspaper article from: Diss Express (Diss, England); 1/11/2008; 700+ words
; Harleston Magpies men had a decent first weekend to the...into half-time. The second half saw Magpies produce a stronger display but the game...after a shot was turned off the line by a Magpies player. The umpire believed it hit a...
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magpie
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...The black-billed magpie, Pica pica, of W North...in. (50 cm) long. Magpies build large, domed nests...California. The European magpie is closely related to...Asia and Africa. The magpie-lark belongs to a different...family, Grallinidae. Magpies are classified in the...
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Magpie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Magpie The chattering of a magpie was formerly considered a sure omen of evil. Another folk belief was that the croaking of a single magpie around a house signified that one of the inhabitants would soon...
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magpies
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
magpies 1. See CORVIDAE . 2. ( Australian magpie , Gymnorhina tibicen ) See CRACTICIDAE .
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magpie goose
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
magpie goose ( Anseranas semipalmatis ) See ANATIDAE .
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magpie larks
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
magpie larks See GRALLINIDAE .
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