Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any member of the species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.

    Blauhäher, Blauhähermännchen, Blauhäherweibchen

    североамерика́нская голуба́я со́йкаseveroamerikánskaja golubája sójka

  2. One of the blue-marked species of the Old World bird genus Coracias.

More definitions
  • common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast

Examples

11 sentences
  1. There's a beautiful blue jay nearby.

  2. Kalman watched a blue jay fly.

  3. They spotted a blue jay flying.

  4. The blue jay perched on the fence.

  5. Kalman spotted a blue jay in the forest.

Translations

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Forms

plural: blue jays

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast:jaybirdCyanocitta cristata

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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