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Daurian refers to the region of Transbaikal or Dauria located in southeastern Siberia to the east of lake Baikal. See also the etymology section of jackdaw.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daurian jackdaw
Today it means: An Asian bird of the crow family (Coloeus dauuricus) closely related to the western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula). Full definition →