noun
a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
• Syn: ↑Canada jay, ↑grey jay, ↑gray jay, ↑whisker jack, ↑Perisoreus canadensis
• Hypernyms: ↑jay
• Hyponyms: ↑Rocky Mountain jay, ↑Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Perisoreus, ↑genus Perisoreus
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Chiefly Northern U.S. and Western Canada.
See gray jay.
[1885-90; so called from its habit of pilfering food from campsites]
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camp robber,
Canadian Informal. the Canada jay, so called from its habit of stealing food from camps.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.