Dictionary.com

blue jay

noun

a common, crested jay, Cyanocitta cristata, of eastern North America, having a bright blue back and a gray breast.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of blue jay

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Words nearby blue jay

Blue Island, bluejack, bluejacket, bluejacking, blue jasmine, blue jay, blue-jeaned, blue jeans, blue jet, blue john, blue law
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for blue jay

British Dictionary definitions for blue jay

blue jay

noun

a common North American jay, Cyanocitta cristata, having bright blue plumage with greyish-white underparts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012