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Pica Pica , pica pica meaning , definition of pica pica , what is pica pica - Magpie Mag"pie , n . [OE . & Prov . E . magot pie , maggoty pie , fr . Mag , Maggot , equiv . to Margaret , and fr . F . Marquerite , and common name of the magpie . Marguerite is fr . L . margarita pearl , Gr . ? , prob . of Eastern origin . See {Pie} magpie , and cf . the analogous names {Tomtit} , and {Jackdaw} . ] ( Zo["o]l . ) Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related genera , allied to the jays , but having a long graduated tail .
2 . Any one of several black - and - white birds , such as {Gymnorhina tibicen} , not belonging to the genus {Pica} . [PJC]
Note: The common European magpie ( {Pica pica} , or {Pica caudata} ) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird . It can be taught to speak . The American magpie ( {Pica Hudsonica} ) is very similar . The yellow - belled magpie ( {Pica Nuttalli} ) inhabits California . The blue magpie ( {Cyanopolius Cooki} ) inhabits Spain . Other allied species are found in Asia . The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes , as the white magpie ( {Gymnorhina organicum} ) , the black magpie ( {Strepera fuliginosa} ) , and the Australian magpie ( {Cracticus picatus} ) .
3 . A talkative person; a chatterbox . [PJC]
{Magpie lark} ( Zo["o]l . ) , a common Australian bird ( {Grallina picata} ) , conspicuously marked with black and white; - - called also {little magpie} .
{Magpie moth} ( Zo["o]l . ) , a black and white European geometrid moth ( {Abraxas grossulariata} ) ; the harlequin moth . Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes .

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