Definition of: magpie

(mag′pī) noun
1. A corvine bird (genus Pica), having a long, graduated tail. The common European magpie (P. pica or caudata) has iridescent black plumage with white scapulars, belly, sides, flanks, and inner web of flight feathers: often tamed and taught to speak words, and noted for its thievishness. The American magpie (P. hudsonia) is a variety of the European magpie. P. nuttali is the yellow–billed magpie of California.
2. An Australian crow shrike resembling a magpie.
3. A chatterbox; a garrulous gossip. [<Mag, diminutive of MARGARET, + PIE²]