- magpie lark
-
a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.Also, magpie-lark.[1885-90]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
magpie lark
Look at other dictionaries:
Magpie-lark — Female Male … Wikipedia
Magpie lark — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magpie lark — noun : a black and white passerine bird (Grallina cyanoleuca) of Australia of uncertain affinities * * * a black and white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea. Also, magpie lark. [1885… … Useful english dictionary
magpie-lark — australinė gralina statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Grallina cyanoleuca angl. magpie lark vok. Drosselstelze, f rus. австралийская граллина, f pranc. gralline pie, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – gralinos … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
magpie lark — /ˈmægpaɪ lak/ (say magpuy lahk) noun a common black and white monarch, Grallina cyanoleuca, building a mud nest high in a tree, and having a loud piping song, often sung in antiphonic duet by pairs; found throughout Australia, New Guinea and… …
magpie-lark — noun A bird common in Australia. Syn: mudlark, murray magpie, peewee … Wiktionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Magpie moth — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lark — Taxobox name = Larks image width = 240px image caption = Crested Lark regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Alaudidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = * Mirafra * Pinarocorys * … Wikipedia
Magpie (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Birds 2 Fish 3 Moths 4 Places … Wikipedia
