Phrase guide

Australian magpie

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A magpie-like black-and-white passerine bird of species Gymnorhina tibicen, native to Australia and southern New Guinea, and introduced to New Zealand, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oscine, oscine bird

Narrower terms: butcherbird, currawong, bell magpie, piping crow, piping crow-shrike, Gymnorhina tibicen

History

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Eastern Arrernte: arrpwere — Australian magpie
  • Burarra: durrowturrow — Australian magpie
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑背鍾鵲 /黑背钟鹊 (hēi bèi zhōng què) — Australian magpie
  • Dutch: zwartrugfluitvogel — Australian magpie
  • Finnish: isohuiluvaris — Australian magpie
  • French: cassican flûteur — Australian magpie
  • Gamilaraay: burrugaabu — Australian magpie
  • Gamilaraay: galalu — Australian magpie
  • Gamilaraay: guluu — Australian magpie
  • German: Flötenvogel — Australian magpie
  • Gurindji: kumurlawurta — Australian magpie
  • Gurindji: kumurlawurru — Australian magpie
  • Guugu Yimidhirr: gurradhuwaar — Australian magpie
  • Indonesian: jagal punggung-hitam — Australian magpie
  • Iwaidja: narrarti — Australian magpie
  • Japanese: 鵲笛鴉 (kasasagifue-garasu) — Australian magpie
  • Australian Kriol: megpai — Australian magpie
  • Australian Kriol: bujabed — Australian magpie
  • Latvian: Austrālijas žagata — Australian magpie
  • Māori: makipae — Australian magpie
  • Martu Wangka: kurrpanyji — Australian magpie
  • Martu Wangka: kurrparu — Australian magpie
  • Ngarinman: gumurlawurda — Australian magpie
  • Norwegian: plystreskjære — Australian magpie
  • Pitjantjatjara: kurpaṟu — Australian magpie
  • Polish: dzierzbowron — Australian magpie
  • Russian: воро́на-свисту́н (voróna-svistún) — Australian magpie
  • Serbo-Croatian: Australijska svraka — Australian magpie
  • Slovak: vrieskavec strakatý — Australian magpie
  • Spanish: Verdugo flautista — Australian magpie
  • Swedish: flöjtkråka — Australian magpie
  • Turkish: Avustralya saksağanı — Australian magpie
  • Warlpiri: kumarlawurru — Australian magpie
  • Warlpiri: kurrparu — Australian magpie
  • Warlpiri: kurrpurlardi — Australian magpie
  • Warlpiri: warntukurr-pari — Australian magpie
  • Warlpiri: yakurlajirri — Australian magpie
  • Wathaurong: barrwang — Australian magpie
  • Wiradjuri: booroogong — Australian magpie
  • Wiradjuri: garoogong — Australian magpie
  • Woiwurrung: barrawarn — Australian magpie
  • Yindjibarndi: warndurla — Australian magpie