Meanings
nounmagpie-lark (plural magpie-larks)
plural magpie-larks
- A species of passerine bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, family Monarchidae, common throughout Australia and southern New Guinea.
Synonyms: mudlark, Murray magpie, peewee, peewit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of passerine bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, family Monarchidae, common throughout Australia and southern New Guinea.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鵲鷚 /鹊鹨
- 鵲鷚 /鹊鹨 (quèliù)Grallina cyanoleuca
Finnish mutaharakka
- mutaharakkaGrallina cyanoleuca
German Drosselstelze
- DrosselstelzeGrallina cyanoleuca
Hungarian szarkapacsirta
- szarkapacsirtaGrallina cyanoleuca
Japanese 土巣鳥
- 土巣鳥 (tsuchisu-dori)Grallina cyanoleuca
Portuguese cotovia-pega
- cotovia-pegaGrallina cyanoleuca
Russian австрали́йская гралли́на
- австрали́йская гралли́на (avstralíjskaja grallína)Grallina cyanoleuca
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APA
magpie-lark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magpie-lark
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“magpie-lark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magpie-lark. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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