blue jay

noun

: a crested bright blue North American jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

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The angle of view is wide enough to see the entire perch and tall enough to catch a good view of larger birds like blue jays and mourning doves. PC Magazine, 12 June 2025 Small Twigs: Cardinals, blue jays, and house wrens use fine twigs to build their nests. Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2025 Potential Problems Due to Bird Nesting Sparrows, wrens, blue jays, mallards, starlings, doves, and pigeons are just a few types of birds that commonly nest near humans. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025 Most common songbirds or other birds like cardinals, robins, sparrows, blue jays, crows or pigeons, do not get infected with avian influenza viruses, according to the CDC. Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for blue jay

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue jay was in 1709

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“Blue jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20jay. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

blue jay

noun
: a bright blue North American jay having a small bunch of feathers pointing upward and backward from the top of the head
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