noun
common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
• Syn: ↑blue jay, ↑Cyanocitta cristata
• Hypernyms: ↑New World jay
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cyanocitta, ↑genus Cyanocitta
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun : jay 1, 2
naked as a jaybird
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/jay"berrd'/, n.
jay1.
[1655-65, Amer.; JAY1 + BIRD]
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jaybird UK [ˈdʒeɪˌbɜː(r)d] US [ˈdʒeɪˌbɜrd] noun [countable] [singular jaybird plural jaybirds] american
a jay
Thesaurus: species of birdhyponym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.