blue jay

noun

Any member of the species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.

“He is the only Blue Jay at the All-Star game this year.”

Similar
rollerjaybirdCyanocitta cristata
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Meanings

blue jay1

nounblue jay (plural blue jays)

plural blue jays · alternative bluejay

  1. Any member of the species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.
  2. One of the blue-marked species of the Old World bird genus Coracias.

    Synonyms: roller

Blue Jay2

nounBlue Jay (plural Blue Jays)

plural Blue Jays

  1. ball gamesA player for the Toronto Blue Jays.

    He is the only Blue Jay at the All-Star game this year.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of the blue-marked species of the Old World bird genus Coracias.

Similar
roller

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast

Similar
jaybirdCyanocitta cristata
Broader
New World jay
Also see
jaybird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan gaig nord-americà
  • gaig nord-americàspecies of North American jay
Czech sojka chocholatá
  • sojka chocholatáspecies of North American jay
Dutch blauwe gaai
  • blauwe gaaispecies of North American jay
Esperanto blua garolo
  • blua garolospecies of North American jay
Finnish sinitöyhtönärhi
  • sinitöyhtönärhispecies of North American jay
French geai bleu
  • geai bleuspecies of North American jay
German Blauhäher, Blauhähermännchen
  • Blauhäherspecies of North American jay
  • Blauhähermännchenspecies of North American jay
  • Blauhäherweibchenspecies of North American jay
Hungarian kék szajkó
  • kék szajkóspecies of North American jay
Irish scréachóg ghorm
  • scréachóg ghormspecies of North American jay
Italian ghiandaia azzurra americana, ghiandaia azzurra
  • ghiandaia azzurra americanaspecies of North American jay
  • ghiandaia azzurraspecies of North American jay
Japanese アオカケス
  • アオカケス (aokakesu)species of North American jay
Korean 큰어치
  • 큰어치 (keuneochi)species of North American jay
Norwegian Bokmål blåskrike
  • blåskrikespecies of North American jay
Polish modrosójka błękitna
  • modrosójka błękitnaspecies of North American jay
Portuguese gaio
  • gaiospecies of North American jay
Russian североамерика́нская голуба́я со́йка
  • североамерика́нская голуба́я со́йка (severoamerikánskaja golubája sójka)species of North American jay
Spanish urraca de América, arrendajo azul
  • urraca de Américaspecies of North American jay
  • arrendajo azulspecies of North American jay
  • urraca azulspecies of North American jay
Swedish blåskrika
  • blåskrikaspecies of North American jay
Turkish mavi tüylü alakarga, mavi alakarga
  • mavi tüylü alakargaspecies of North American jay
  • mavi alakargaspecies of North American jay
Welsh sgrech las
  • sgrech lasspecies of North American jay
Cite this entry
APA

blue jay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20jay

MLA

“blue jay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20jay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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