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Meanings of jackdaw in английском

португальский
gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta
каталонский
gralla
испанский
corvus monedula

Common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery.

        gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta
        Usage of jackdaw in английском
        1
        As Kauc, the crow, was saying to Cloctaw, the jackdaw, this morning--
        Wood Magic: A Fable
        2
        So did Evelyn think, and her eyes followed Sister Mary John's jackdaw.
        Sister Teresa
        3
        The old birds were screeching loudly, and trying to drive the jackdaw away.
        The Life of the Fields
        4
        I watched as a jackdaw hopped across the garden this morning.
        The Irish Times
        5
        You can see part of an upstairs room there, by the jackdaw tower.
        Five on a treasure island
        6
        Uttering a mournful squawk, the jackdaw flew out of the window.
        Nanny mcphee and the big bang
        7
        The jackdaw is a big-brained, extremely alert, very educable, loquacious bird.
        The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
        8
        A jackdaw, perched on an upper bough, makes off as I glance up.
        Nature Near London
        9
        Sister Mary John came striding over the broken earth, followed by her jackdaw.
        Sister Teresa
        10
        A jackdaw took to the air, screaming at the sky as it flew.
        A Cavern of Black Ice
        11
        Leaving Asia and entering Europe, the magpie seemed to give place to the jackdaw.
        Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
        12
        A jackdaw picked up some beautiful feathers left by the peacocks on the ground.
        Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories / The Young Folks Treasu...
        13
        In our film there is a jackdaw called Mr Edelweiss.
        Nanny mcphee and the big bang
        14
        The birds themselves are nearly as large as a jackdaw.
        The Illustrated London Reading Book
        15
        Thereafter, that class of post-modern jackdaw film-making became enormously fashionable.
        The Irish Times
        16
        Evelyn saw the sly jackdaw, with his head on one side, looking at her.
        Sister Teresa
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        Translations for jackdaw
        каталонский
        gralla
        испанский
        corvus monedula
        Jackdaw through the time
        Jackdaw across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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