- Steller's jay
- noun Etymology: Georg W. Steller died 1746 German naturalist Date: 1828 a jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) of western North America with a high crest and black and dark blue plumage
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Steller's jay
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steller's jay — noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Georg W. Steller : a blue jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) of western No. America with black to dark blue fore and upper parts and a conspicuous high crest see blue fronted jay, long crested jay … Useful english dictionary
Steller's jay — Stel′ler s jay′ [[t]ˈstɛl ərz[/t]] n. orn a common crested jay, Cyanocitta stelleri, of W North America, having blackish brown and dusky blue plumage • Etymology: 1820–30, amer.; after Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709–46), German naturalist … From formal English to slang
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Steller'sjay — Steller s jay n. A bird (Cyanocitta stelleri) of western North America, having a black crested head, sooty brown back and shoulders, and blue wings and tail and related to the blue jay. [After Georg WilhelmSteller (1709 1746), German naturalist … Universalium
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