black-billed magpie

noun

1. magpie1

Word History and Origins

Origin of black-billed magpie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

The black-billed magpie is visible all day now on the Broadway gates of the defunct New Happiness Chinese Restaurant.

From New York Times

Speaking in Spanish, she gestured to a new work—a black-billed magpie by Bronx-born artist Andre Trenier—and smiled.

From Wall Street Journal