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WHISKER JACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whisker jack mean?
• WHISKER JACK (noun)
The noun WHISKER JACK has 1 sense:
1. a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
Familiarity information: WHISKER JACK 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 ("whisker jack" is a kind of...):
jay (crested largely blue bird)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whisker jack"):
Perisoreus canadensis capitalis; Rocky Mountain jay (a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona)
Holonyms ("whisker jack" is a member of...):
genus Perisoreus; Perisoreus (Canada jays)
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