blue jay

noun

a common, crested jay, Cyanocitta cristata, of eastern North America, having a bright blue back and a gray breast.

Origin of blue jay

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Words nearby blue jay

Blue Island, bluejack, bluejacket, bluejacking, blue jasmine, blue jay, blue-jeaned, blue jeans, blue jet, blue john, blue law

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Example sentences from the Web for blue jay

The blue-jay lovers sit on a branch, side by side, and gaze upon one another with enraptured eyes.
Birds of the Plains|Douglas Dewar
He called the Blue-jay, the mischief-maker of the woods, and told him what to do.
Woodland Tales|Ernest Seton-Thompson
The blue-jay, the red-headed woodpecker, the pheasant and wood-duck were shot for fly-feathers.
Fishing With The Fly|Charles F. Orvis and Others
I whistled the blue-jay note, which means "Come," and Jonathan came threshing through the brush, having left his rod.
The Jonathan Papers|Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris

Now, in the false dawn, a blue-jay awoke somewhere among the oaks and filled the misty silence with harsh grace-notes.
The Flaming Jewel|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for blue jay

blue jay

noun

a common North American jay, Cyanocitta cristata, having bright blue plumage with greyish-white underparts

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blue jay
释义	blue jay noun a common, crested jay, Cyanocitta cristata, of eastern North America, having a bright blue back and a gray breast. Origin of blue jay An Americanism dating back to 1700–10 Words nearby blue jay Blue Island, bluejack, bluejacket, bluejacking, blue jasmine, blue jay, blue-jeaned, blue jeans, blue jet, blue john, blue law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blue jay The blue-jay lovers sit on a branch, side by side, and gaze upon one another with enraptured eyes. Birds of the Plains\|Douglas Dewar He called the Blue-jay, the mischief-maker of the woods, and told him what to do. Woodland Tales\|Ernest Seton-Thompson The blue-jay, the red-headed woodpecker, the pheasant and wood-duck were shot for fly-feathers. Fishing With The Fly\|Charles F. Orvis and Others I whistled the blue-jay note, which means "Come," and Jonathan came threshing through the brush, having left his rod. The Jonathan Papers\|Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris Now, in the false dawn, a blue-jay awoke somewhere among the oaks and filled the misty silence with harsh grace-notes. The Flaming Jewel\|Robert W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for blue jay blue jay noun a common North American jay, Cyanocitta cristata, having bright blue plumage with greyish-white underparts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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