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blue jay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
blue -jay
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.

noun

One of the blue-marked species of the Old World bird genus Coracias.

noun

A player for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

blue jays (plural) bluejay (alternative)

Phrases

grue jay gray jay green jay ground jay

Frequently Paired Words

gray jay green jay ground jay jay jaybird

Synonyms

roller jaybird cyanocitta cristata

Questions

What does blue jay mean?
Any member of the species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.

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