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Gymnorhina — noun in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows • Syn: ↑genus Gymnorhina • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cracticidae, ↑family Cracticidae • Member Mer … Useful english dictionary
Gymnorhina tibicen — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gymnorhina tibicen — noun crow sized black and white bird; a good mimic often caged • Syn: ↑piping crow, ↑piping crow shrike • Hypernyms: ↑Australian magpie • Member Holonyms: ↑Gymnorhina, ↑genus Gymnorhina … Useful english dictionary
Gymnorhina organicum — Magpie Mag pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gymnorhina tibicen — Magpie Mag pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Australian Magpie — C. tibicen hypoleuca, Tasmania … Wikipedia
piping crow — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Cracticidae — noun Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae • Syn: ↑family Cracticidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Cracticidae — noun Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae • Syn: ↑Cracticidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑suborder Pa … Useful english dictionary
