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English[edit | edit source]
Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Eurasian jay
American jay
Etymology 1[edit | edit source]
From Middle English, from Old French jaj, gai (Modern geai), from Late Latin gaius (“‘jay’”) perhaps cognate with and influenced by Old High German gāhi, cognate to Dutch gaai; compare gay.
Noun[edit | edit source]
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Jay ({{{1}}})
- Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genuses within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
- Other birds of similar appearance and behavior.
- (archaic) A dull or ignorant person. It survives today in the term jaywalking.
Synonyms[edit | edit source]
Hyponyms[edit | edit source]
- (bird): Old World jay, gray jay, American jay
See also[edit | edit source]
Derived terms[edit | edit source]
terms derived from jay (bird)
Translations[edit | edit source]
bird
Etymology 2[edit | edit source]
Respelling of the letter jy, by analogy with the following letter kay.
Noun[edit | edit source]
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Jay (s)
See also[edit | edit source]
- (Latin script letter names) [create]
Derived terms[edit | edit source]
Translations[edit | edit source]
name of the letter J, j
References[edit | edit source]
- Jay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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