jaybird
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A bird with bright blue feathers and a grey breast found in eastern North America
- noun
- /ˈdʒeɪˌbɜrd/
- US
:
arrendajo
- naked as jaybirds
Examples
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Still crazy as a jaybird after all these years.
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When I got there, you were running around free as a jaybird.
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She's chipper as a jaybird.
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The jaybird flitted from tree to tree, its bright blue feathers shimmering in the sunlight.
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A jaybird landed on the fence, singing its cheerful song to greet the morning.
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We spotted a jaybird at the park, recognized by its striking blue plumage and distinctive call.
Synonyms
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A common North American bird with bright blue feathers and a grey chest
is the more general informal name for that same species
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A bright blue bird with a grey breast that lives in eastern North America
is the common informal name used for that species
Idioms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word jaybird is made of jay + bird, where jay is the name for a noisy, bright bird (think 'blue jay'). So a jaybird is simply that loud, blue bird often found in eastern North America.