noun
crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
• Syn: ↑piping crow-shrike, ↑Gymnorhina tibicen
• Hypernyms: ↑Australian magpie
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gymnorhina, ↑genus Gymnorhina
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noun or piping crow-shrike \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ : a black-and-white Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) that is the size of a small crow, is a good mimic, and is often kept in confinement
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piping crow noun
An Australian bird (genus Gymnorhina) called a magpie, really related to the shrikes
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Main Entry: ↑pipe
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piping crow,
any one of various birds related to the shrikes and found in and around Australia and New Guinea, such as a species with black and white plumage, that is often domesticated and can be taught to speak words.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.