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magpie lark

or magpie-lark

noun

  1. a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.


magpie lark

noun

  1. a common black-and-white bird of Australia, Grallina cyanoleuca, that builds a mud nest Also calledpeewee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magpie lark1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

Note one or two prominent markings, and the size of a bird; say, larger than a Starling, but smaller than a Magpie-Lark.

Its dainty, well-kept plumage renders the Magpie-Lark one of the most graceful of birds.

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