| English Dictionary |
GRAY JAY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does gray jay mean?
• GRAY JAY (noun)
The noun GRAY JAY has 1 sense:
1. a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
Familiarity information: GRAY JAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
camp robber; Canada jay; gray jay; grey jay; Perisoreus canadensis; whisker jack
Hypernyms ("gray jay" is a kind of...):
jay (crested largely blue bird)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gray jay"):
Perisoreus canadensis capitalis; Rocky Mountain jay (a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona)
Holonyms ("gray jay" is a member of...):
genus Perisoreus; Perisoreus (Canada jays)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The more you strike the steel, the more beautiful it becomes." (Albanian proverb)
"The earth is a beehive; we all enter by the same door but live in different cells." (African proverb)
"The most beautiful laughter comes from the mouth of a mourner." (Corsican proverb)