black-billed magpie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black-billed magpie
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The black-billed magpie is visible all day now on the Broadway gates of the defunct New Happiness Chinese Restaurant.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2017
Speaking in Spanish, she gestured to a new work—a black-billed magpie by Bronx-born artist Andre Trenier—and smiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2015
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