blue jay
noun
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Definition of blue jay
: a crested bright blue North American jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Examples of blue jay in a Sentence
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Kathy Kehoe said the squawking of some blue jays outside her unit caught her attention Monday. — chicagotribune.com, "Pennsylvania woman uses a shovel to kill 5-foot-long venomous cobra slithering on her apartment patio," 25 June 2019 Ambopteryx, which was around the size of a blue jay, might have existed at the same time as S. prima, living during the Middle–Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods (S. prima lived during the Early Cretaceous). — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Whoa, Look at This Bird-Bat Dinosaur," 8 May 2019 Okay well my neck is LITERALLY the Toronto blue jays logo. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Woman's meaningful neck tattoo turns out to be oddly similar to Toronto Blue Jays logo," 2 Oct. 2018 Okay well my neck is LITERALLY the Toronto blue jays logo. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Woman's meaningful neck tattoo turns out to be oddly similar to Toronto Blue Jays logo," 2 Oct. 2018 Okay well my neck is LITERALLY the Toronto blue jays logo. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Woman's meaningful neck tattoo turns out to be oddly similar to Toronto Blue Jays logo," 2 Oct. 2018 Okay well my neck is LITERALLY the Toronto blue jays logo. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Woman's meaningful neck tattoo turns out to be oddly similar to Toronto Blue Jays logo," 2 Oct. 2018 Okay well my neck is LITERALLY the Toronto blue jays logo. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Woman's meaningful neck tattoo turns out to be oddly similar to Toronto Blue Jays logo," 2 Oct. 2018 Okay well my neck is LITERALLY the Toronto blue jays logo. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "Woman's meaningful neck tattoo turns out to be oddly similar to Toronto Blue Jays logo," 2 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blue jay.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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blue jay
noun
English Language Learners Definition of blue jay
: a common American bird that is mostly blue
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blue jay
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Kids Definition of blue jay
: a crested and mostly blue North American bird related to the crows