"jaybird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jaybirds [plural]
Etymology: jay + bird Etymology templates: {{compound|en|jay|bird}} jay + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} jaybird (plural jaybirds)
  1. A jay or blue jay. Categories (lifeform): Corvids
    Sense id: en-jaybird-en-noun-jZZyfulq Disambiguation of Corvids: 51 49
  2. (US, colloquial) One who talks incessantly. Tags: US, colloquial Categories (lifeform): Corvids
    Sense id: en-jaybird-en-noun-qEXogYHr Disambiguation of Corvids: 51 49 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: happy as a jaybird, naked as a jaybird

Inflected forms

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