"American jay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: American jays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} American jay (plural American jays)
  1. Any of several species of jays in several genera native to the Western hemisphere. Categories (lifeform): Corvids Hypernyms: jay, Corvidae Hyponyms: Aphelocoma (english: scrub jay), Calocitta (alt: magpie jay), Cyanocitta (english: blue jay), Cyanocorax, Cyanolyca, Gymnorhinus Coordinate_terms: Old World jay, gray jay
    Sense id: en-American_jay-en-noun-ZpAKHgAS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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