Phrase guide

blue jay

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: roller

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A player for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jaybird, Cyanocitta cristata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: New World jay

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Western Apache: ję́ę́ʼi — species of North American jay
  • Belarusian: блакітная сойка (blakitnaja sójka) — species of North American jay
  • Belarusian: паўночнаамерыканская блакітная сойка (pawnóčnaamjerykanskaja blakitnaja sójka) — species of North American jay
  • Catalan: gaig nord-americà — species of North American jay
  • Choctaw: tishkila — species of North American jay
  • Czech: sojka chocholatá — species of North American jay
  • Dutch: blauwe gaai — species of North American jay
  • Esperanto: blua garolo — species of North American jay
  • Finnish: sinitöyhtönärhi — species of North American jay
  • French: geai bleu — species of North American jay
  • German: Blauhäher — species of North American jay
  • German: Blauhähermännchen — species of North American jay
  • German: Blauhäherweibchen — species of North American jay
  • Hungarian: kék szajkó — species of North American jay
  • Irish: scréachóg ghorm — species of North American jay
  • Italian: ghiandaia azzurra americana — species of North American jay
  • Italian: ghiandaia azzurra — species of North American jay
  • Japanese: アオカケス (aokakesu) — species of North American jay
  • Korean: 큰어치 (keuneochi) — species of North American jay
  • Lushootseed: kayʼkayʼ — species of North American jay
  • Malayalam: ബ്ലൂ ജെയ് (blū jeyŭ) — species of North American jay
  • Manx: screeaghag ghorrym — species of North American jay
  • Mi'kmaq: tities — species of North American jay
  • Central Sierra Miwok: čóp·ata- — species of North American jay
  • Navajo: joogii — species of North American jay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blåskrike — species of North American jay
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blåskrikje — species of North American jay
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blåskrike — species of North American jay
  • Pennsylvania German: Harrevoggel — species of North American jay
  • Plautdietsch: Heista (nds) — species of North American jay
  • Polish: modrosójka błękitna — species of North American jay
  • Portuguese: gaio — species of North American jay
  • Potawatomi: ojindis — species of North American jay
  • Russian: североамерика́нская голуба́я со́йка (severoamerikánskaja golubája sójka) — species of North American jay
  • Slovene: severnoameriška šoja — species of North American jay
  • Spanish: urraca de América — species of North American jay
  • Spanish: arrendajo azul — species of North American jay
  • Spanish: urraca azul — species of North American jay
  • Swedish: blåskrika — species of North American jay
  • Taos: cʼȁwéna — species of North American jay
  • Turkish: mavi tüylü alakarga — species of North American jay
  • Turkish: mavi alakarga — species of North American jay
  • Unami: tiyas — species of North American jay
  • Welsh: sgrech las — species of North American jay