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Meanings of Cyanocitta cristata in English

Common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast.

Synonyms
Examples for "jaybird"
Examples for "jaybird"
1
If you see anyone coming toward me, whistle like a jaybird.
The hangman's daughter
2
Braddock had entered the room all right, naked as a jaybird.
Gentlemen prefer succubi
3
Todd looked down at himself, naked as a jaybird, and nodded.
Analog sff, december 2009
4
Naked as a jaybird, she grabbed a dishtowel and tore open the oven door.
Beauty and the feast
5
Soon I was padding along beside her, deep in the twilight shadows of the ancient forest, naked as a jaybird.
The Wise Man’s Fear
1
A cat killed a cardinal, and a blue jay killed a grosbeak.
Mistress Anne
2
Then with his blue jay, his orange, his dog, he turned away.
The Wrong Twin
3
They said, O consumption, fly away, fly away with the blue jay!
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
4
The blue jay was exactly like its namesake in the States.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
5
Jasper Jay was a very noisy blue jay who lived in the neighborhood.
The Tale of Fatty Coon